Thomas Kemp Sanderson

Thomas Kemp Sanderson (1821 – 24 December 1897)[1] was an English corn merchant from Wakefield[2] in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and a Conservative Party politician.

He unsuccessfully contested Wakefield at the 1868 general election, when he was beaten by the Liberal Party candidate Somerset Beaumont.[3]

He did not stand in 1874, when the Conservative candidate Edward Green defeated Beaumont. However, Green's election was voided on petition (due to bribery), and at the resulting by-election in May 1874, he won the seat.[3]

He was defeated at the 1880 general election by the Liberal candidate Robert Bownas Mackie,[3] another local corn merchant,[2] who Sanderson had defeated in 1874. He did not stand again.[3]

References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
  2. "The Representation Of Wakefield". The Times. London, England. 29 April 1874. p. 7. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  3. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 315. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.


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