In 1895 he regained his seat on the London County Council, and retained it in 1898.[5][6] He was chief whip of the Moderate Party, and held the office of deputy chairman of the council in 1899 – 1900.[4]
In 1898 Colonel Thomas Waring, the Unionist Member of Parliament for North Down died. Corbett contested the ensuing by-election, but was narrowly defeated by his opponent, John Blakiston-Houston. Both candidates were members of the same party, and it was felt that Blakiston-Houston won the seat by securing the Roman Catholic vote in the constituency.[7] Corbett, in contrast, was described as having "somewhat extreme Protestant opinions".[4] Two years later a general election was held, and Corbett succeeded in being elected as MP for North Down. He held the seat at the next two elections in 1906 and January 1910.
thomas, lorimer, corbett, 1854, april, 1910, british, conservative, politician, member, parliament, north, downin, office, october, 1900, april, 1910preceded, byjohn, blakiston, houstonsucceeded, bywilliam, mitchell, thomsonpersonal, detailsborn1854glasgow, sc. Thomas Lorimer Corbett 1854 6 April 1910 was a British Conservative politician Thomas Lorimer CorbettMember of Parliament for North DownIn office October 1900 6 April 1910Preceded byJohn Blakiston HoustonSucceeded byWilliam Mitchell ThomsonPersonal detailsBorn1854Glasgow ScotlandDied6 April 1910 1910 04 06 aged 55 56 London EnglandNationalityBritishPolitical partyConservative Irish UnionistCorbett was born in Glasgow Scotland and was the eldest son of Thomas Corbett of Cove Dunbartonshire and his wife Sarah Cameron 1 Following a private education Corbett moved to Streatham London He became secretary of the Clapham Conservative Association and a member of the National Union of Conservative Associations 1 He was elected to the first London County Council in 1889 as a Moderate Party councillor for Clapham electoral division 2 He was defeated by his Progressive Party opponent at the next council election in March 1892 3 Corbett s opposition to Home Rule in Ireland led to him standing as a parliamentary candidate for the Irish Unionists at the 1892 and 1895 general elections when he unsuccessfully contested East Tyrone 4 In 1895 he regained his seat on the London County Council and retained it in 1898 5 6 He was chief whip of the Moderate Party and held the office of deputy chairman of the council in 1899 1900 4 In 1898 Colonel Thomas Waring the Unionist Member of Parliament for North Down died Corbett contested the ensuing by election but was narrowly defeated by his opponent John Blakiston Houston Both candidates were members of the same party and it was felt that Blakiston Houston won the seat by securing the Roman Catholic vote in the constituency 7 Corbett in contrast was described as having somewhat extreme Protestant opinions 4 Two years later a general election was held and Corbett succeeded in being elected as MP for North Down He held the seat at the next two elections in 1906 and January 1910 His younger brother Archibald Cameron Corbett was Liberal Unionist MP for Glasgow Tradeston from 1885 1911 T L Corbett died suddenly from pneumonia in April 1910 at his London home 4 References edit a b The General Election Biographies of Candidates The Times 15 July 1892 p 13 The County Councils London Polls The Times 18 January 1889 p 9 The London County Council Election The Times 7 March 1892 p 10 a b c d Obituary Mr T L Corbett The Times 7 April 1910 p 13 The London County Council Election The Times 4 March 1895 p 7 The London County Council Elections The Times 4 March 1898 p 10 Election Intelligence Down North Division The Times 9 September 1898 p 7External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Thomas Lorimer CorbettParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byJohn Blakiston Houston Member of Parliament for North Down1900 1910 Succeeded byWilliam Mitchell Thomson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Lorimer Corbett amp oldid 1143790036, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
