Thomas Colpitts Granger

Thomas Colpitts Granger (1802 – 13 August 1852)[1] was a British Radical politician and barrister.[2]

Thomas Colpitts Granger
Member of Parliament
for City of Durham
In office
29 June 1841 – 13 August 1852
Serving with William Atherton (July 1852–August 1852)
Henry John Spearman (1847–July 1852)
John Bright (July 1843–1847)
Arthur Hill-Trevor (April 1843–July 1843)
Robert FitzRoy (1841–April 1843)
Preceded byArthur Hill-Trevor
William Charles Harland
Succeeded byAdolphus Vane-Tempest
William Atherton
Personal details
Born1802
Died13 August 1852(1852-08-13) (aged 49–50)
NationalityBritish
Political partyRadical

Admitted to Inner Temple in 1830, Granger was later elected Radical MP for City of Durham at the 1841 general election and held the seat until his death in 1852.[3][4][5][6][7][2]

References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)
  2. Disraeli, Benjamin (1982). Gunn, John Alexander Wilson; Wiebe, Melvin George; Millar, Mary S.; Robson, Ann P. (eds.). Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1852-1856. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 102. ISBN 9780802041371. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  4. Froude, James Anthony; Tulloch, John, eds. (1838). Fraser's Magazine, Volume 17. J. Fraser. p. 71. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  5. Radice, Paula Kim Vandersluys (1992). "Identification, interests and influence : voting behaviour in four English constituencies in the decade after the Great Reform Act" (PDF). Durham E-Theses. Durham University. p. 318. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  6. The Spectator, Volume 10. F.C. Westley. 1837. p. 628. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  7. "Electoral Movements". John O'Groat Journal. 18 June 1841. p. 2. Retrieved 7 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Arthur Hill-Trevor
William Charles Harland		 Member of Parliament for City of Durham
1841–1852
With: William Atherton (July 1852–August 1852)
Henry John Spearman (1847–July 1852)
John Bright (July 1843–1847)
Arthur Hill-Trevor (April 1843–July 1843)
Robert FitzRoy (1841–April 1843)		 Succeeded by
Adolphus Vane-Tempest
William Atherton


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