Thomas married Nan Kerr in 1961 with whom he had three sons and one daughter. She died in 2000. In 2005, he married fellow Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Walmsley. He and his wife are one of the few couples who both hold titles in their own right.
Lord Thomas was a vice-president of the Lloyd George Society until February 2012, when he was elected president.
Lord Thomas is the honorary chairman of the Association of Military Court Advocates.
Lord Thomas is the honorary president of the Hong Kong Welsh Male Voice Choir[4]
martin, thomas, baron, thomas, gresford, donald, born, march, 1937, british, liberal, democrat, politician, right, honourablethe, lord, thomas, gresfordobe, kcmember, house, lordslord, temporalincumbentassumed, office, september, 1996life, peeragepersonal, det. Donald Martin Thomas Baron Thomas of Gresford OBE KC born 13 March 1937 is a British Liberal Democrat politician The Right HonourableThe Lord Thomas of GresfordOBE KCMember of the House of LordsLord TemporalIncumbentAssumed office 30 September 1996Life PeeragePersonal detailsBorn 1937 03 13 13 March 1937 age 85 WrexhamNationalityWelshPolitical partyLiberal DemocratsSpouse s Nan Kerr m 1961 her death 2000 Baroness Walmsley m 2005 Alma materPeterhouse Cambridge UniversityProfessionSolicitor Barrister Judge LecturerBorn the son of a Llangollen policeman 1 he was educated at Grove Park Grammar School Wrexham and at Peterhouse Cambridge he graduated with an LLB in Law and an MA in Classics He practised as a solicitor in Wrexham from 1961 to 1966 before becoming a lecturer in law He was called to the bar at Gray s Inn in 1967 and was appointed a QC in 1979 He became a deputy circuit judge in 1974 a Crown Court Recorder in 1976 and a Deputy High Court judge in 1995 Having been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE in the 1982 Birthday Honours 2 Thomas was created a Life Peer as Baron Thomas of Gresford of Gresford in the County Borough of Wrexham on 30 September 1996 3 whereupon he took the Liberal Democrat Whip Since then he has been a spokesman on Wales and Home Affairs and has sat on a number of committees His political interests include Hong Kong China criminal justice and Wales Thomas married Nan Kerr in 1961 with whom he had three sons and one daughter She died in 2000 In 2005 he married fellow Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Walmsley He and his wife are one of the few couples who both hold titles in their own right Lord Thomas was a vice president of the Lloyd George Society until February 2012 when he was elected president Lord Thomas is the honorary chairman of the Association of Military Court Advocates Lord Thomas is the honorary president of the Hong Kong Welsh Male Voice Choir 4 References Edit HL Deb 1 October 2020 cc280 No 49008 The London Gazette Supplement 12 June 1982 p 12 No 54542 The London Gazette 3 October 1996 p 13143 Hong Kong Welsh Male Voice Choir HK Who s Who 2008 Leigh Rayment s Peerage Pages self published source better source needed External links EditLord Thomas of Gresford profile at the site of Liberal Democrats 1 Website of the Lloyd George SocietyParty political officesPreceded byMary Murphy Chairman of the Welsh Liberal Party1969 1973 Succeeded byGeraint HowellsPreceded byGeraint Howells President of the Welsh Liberal Party1977 1979 Succeeded byRoger RobertsPreceded byRoger Roberts President of the Welsh Liberal Democrats1993 1996 Succeeded byAlex CarlileOrders of precedence in the United KingdomPreceded byThe Lord Taverne GentlemenBaron Thomas of Gresford Followed byThe Lord Currie of Marylebone This biography of a life peer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Martin Thomas Baron Thomas of Gresford amp oldid 1115549271, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
