Before entering the House of Commons, Thomas Cape, son of William Cape, worked as a miner for twenty-five years between the ages of 13 and 38. He became General Secretary of the Cumberland Miners Association, and was awarded the M.B.E. in 1917.[1] He died in 1947.[2]
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Cape, whose father had also worked as a miner, married Dinah Hodgson in 1890: the marriage produced four recorded sons and three recorded daughters. One son being killed in action WW1 1918.[3]
cape, thomas, cape, october, 1868, cockermouth, cumberland, 1947, labour, party, member, parliament, workington, from, 1918, 1945, before, entering, house, commons, thomas, cape, william, cape, worked, miner, twenty, five, years, between, ages, became, general. Thomas Cape MBE 5 October 1868 in Cockermouth Cumberland 1947 was the Labour Party Member of Parliament MP for Workington from 1918 to 1945 Before entering the House of Commons Thomas Cape son of William Cape worked as a miner for twenty five years between the ages of 13 and 38 He became General Secretary of the Cumberland Miners Association and was awarded the M B E in 1917 1 He died in 1947 2 Personal editCape whose father had also worked as a miner married Dinah Hodgson in 1890 the marriage produced four recorded sons and three recorded daughters One son being killed in action WW1 1918 3 References edit Debrett s House of Commons 1922 p 143 Obituary The Times 7 November 1947 Who s Who 1938 London A amp C Black 1938 I External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Thomas Cape genealogy site Parliament of the United Kingdom New constituency Member of Parliament for Workington1918 1945 Succeeded byFred Peart Trade union offices Preceded byAndrew Sharp General Secretary of the Cumberland Miners Association1916 c 1939 Succeeded byTom Stephenson nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Labour Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom MP representing an English constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article about a trade unionist in the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom Cape amp oldid 1042944201, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
