For his son, the English cricketer and British Army officer, see Thomas Usborne (cricketer). For the British publisher, see Peter Usborne.

Thomas Usborne (30 May 1840 – 7 June 1915)[1] was an English Conservative Party politician. He was born in Limerick and studied successively at Harrow School and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he obtained an MA degree.[2]

He was elected to the House of Commons as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Chelmsford Division of Essex at an unopposed by-election in 1892, following the death of the sitting MP William Beadel. Usborne was re-elected at the general election in July 1892, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1900 general election.[3] His son, also called Thomas, was a first-class cricketer.

References

  1. ^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
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  3. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989 [1974]). British parliamentary election results 1885–1918. 2nd ed. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 275. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.