Thomas Royden, 1st Baron Royden

For other people named Thomas Royden, see Thomas Royden (disambiguation).

Thomas Royden, 1st Baron Royden, CH, DL (22 May 1871 – 6 November 1950)^[1] was an English businessman and Conservative Party politician.

Lord Royden, by Oswald Birley

He was the son of Sir Thomas Royden, 1st Baronet (1831–1917), a Conservative politician and head of the Thomas Royden & Sons shipping company. The younger Thomas inherited the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1917, and went on to become chairman of the Cunard Line.

He was elected at the 1918 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bootle, having stood as a Coalition Conservative (a holder of the "coalition coupon" issued to candidates supporting of the Conservative-Liberal Party coalition government. He did not stand for re-election in the 1922 general election.^[2]

He was made a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour in 1919.^[3] His sister Maude Royden "eminent in the religious life of the nation" was appointed to the Order of the Companions of Honour in the 1930 New Year Honours;^[4] they are the only siblings to be Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour. He was ennobled on 28 January 1944 as Baron Royden, of Frankby in the County Palatine of Chester.^[5][1] He died in 1950 aged 79.

References

1. . Leigh Rayment's Peerage pages. Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 97. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
3. "No. 31316". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 April 1919. p. 5421. "Vice-Chairman of the Cunard Company. Devoted himself entirely to public service since the beginning of the war. Member of the Shipping Control Committee. Has twice acted as Chief Representative of the Ministry of Shipping in America."
4. "No. 33566". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1929. p. 10.
5. "No. 36357". The London Gazette. 1 February 1944. p. 593.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Royden
• Portraits of Thomas Royden, 1st Baron Royden at the National Portrait Gallery, London  

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Bonar Law	Member of Parliament for Bootle 1918 – 1922	Succeeded by James Burnie
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Thomas Bland Royden	Baronet (of Frankby Hall) 1917–1950	Succeeded by Ernest Bland Royden
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baron Royden 1944–1950	Extinct