Thomas Glover (1852 - 1913)

Born 25 Mar 1852 in Knowsley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Fanny (Siddons) Glover — married 1871 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 9 Jan 1913 at age 60 in Prescot, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Thomas was born in 1852 in Knowsley, Lancashire. He was the son of William and Isabella Glover. He was christened on 31 Mar 1852 at the church of St Mary the Virgin in Prescot, Lancashire; his father's occupation was recorded as miner, and the family's address as Knowsley.

Thomas married Fanny Siddons in 1871 in West Bromwich district.

Thomas worked down the coal mines of Lancashire from the age of 10 and he remained connected to the coal industry for all of his life. From 1905 until his death in 1913 has was Treasurer of the Lancashire and Cheshire Miners' Federation.

Thomas was one of the 29 Labour MPs elected at the 1906 general election.

He was elected as the MP for St Helens at the 1906 general election, defeating the sitting Conservative Party MP. Re-elected in January 1910 with a reduced majority. At the December 1910 general election he was defeated by the Conservative candidate.

Thomas died on 9 Jan 1913, aged 60; his address at the time was Prescot Road, Cropper's Hill, St Helens. He has a memorial in St Helens Cemetery, where he was buried.

Research Notes

Buried together in grave STHELCEM / 4 / 93:

  Floria Armstrong 27/02/1910 aged 32

  Julia Glover 30/04/1912 aged 36

  Thomas Glover 13/01/1913 aged 60

  Fanny Glover 20/02/1913 aged 61

  Tom Widicombe Hansen 1/03/1913 aged 3

  Arthur Glover 9/09/1914 aged 18

  Thomas Glover 20/06/1917 aged 3

Sources

• Haworth, Alan & Hayter, Dianne. Men who made Labour Oxon, Routledge, 2006, pp 66-72.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91316585/thomas-glover

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Glover_(politician)

• https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-thomas-glover/index.html

• Baptism: listed on Lancashire Online Parish Clerk

• Marriage registration: third quarter 1871 W Bromwich district. Accessed on https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=6iP6CFbDi7%2BnX0dDfFjrIw&scan=1 and https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=wo2cZynoiCAcUGE5Z9F6hQ&scan=1

• Burial: St Helens Cemetery & Crematorium Online Records http://crem.oltps.sthelens.gov.uk/

• Probate: https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=glover&yearOfDeath=1913&page=2#calendar

• "General Register Office: 1861 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/590352cfe9379091b15d7312 : viewed 31 Jul 2021), Thomas GLOVER in household of William GLOVER, Black Brook, Lancashire, England; from 1861 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 9/2752, Folio 88, Page 10, Schedule 349, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD6S-2D8 : 24 April 2019), Thomas Glover in entry for William Glover, 1871.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27L-YDNQ : 13 December 2017), Thomas Glover, Parr, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 65, Piece/Folio 3737/100, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,076.

• "General Register Office: 1891 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5ddff4e5f4040b26312860ed : viewed 31 Jul 2021), Thomas GLOVER, 56, Bickerstaffe St, Lancashire, England; from 1891 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 12/3020, Folio 131, Page 34, Schedule 168, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9LJ-M55 : 21 May 2019), Thomas Glover, St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing St Helens subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWYM-C47 : 12 August 2019), Thomas Glover, Windle, St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.