Thomas Bish
Thomas Bish (5 May 1779 – 27 December 1842) was a British politician.
Bish worked as a stockbroker and held a government contract for the lottery. At the 1826 UK general election, he stood in Leominster as a Whig. He was elected but was unseated on an election petition due to the contract he held.[1]
The lottery was abolished in 1826, and this enabled Bish to stand again in Leominster at the 1832 UK general election, winning the seat.[2] In Parliament, he opposed the Corn Law and supported a secret ballot and shorter Parliamentary terms. He argued that the Bank of England should manufacture their banknotes in a manner that makes them harder to forge and that Parliament and the Court should sometimes meet in Dublin.[1] He also argued for the revival of the state lottery, arguing that since its abolition, many British citizens instead put money into lotteries based overseas.[2]
Bish held his seat at the 1835 UK general election but stood down in 1837.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Stenton, Michael (1976). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. 1. Hassocks: Harvester Press. p. 35. ISBN 0855272198.
- ^ a b Dod, Charles Roger (1843). The Annual Biography. Chapman and Hall.
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| Preceded by William Cuningham-Fairlie The Lord Hotham | Member of Parliament for Leominster 1826–1827 With: The Lord Hotham | Succeeded by The Lord Hotham Rowland Stephenson |
| Preceded by William Bertram Evans The Lord Hotham | Member of Parliament for Leominster 1832–1837 With: The Lord Hotham | Succeeded by The Lord Hotham Charles Greenaway |
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