Thomas Collins (British politician)

Thomas Collins (1825 – 26 November 1884)[1][2] was a Conservative Party politician in England.

He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Knaresborough at a by-election in 1851 following the death of William Lascelles, but was defeated at the 1852 general election.

[1][3] Collins was returned to the House of Commons at the 1868 general election for Boston, but lost that seat at the 1874 general election.

[2][3] He stood unsuccessfully in Derby at the 1880 general election, but won a by-election in Knaresborough in 1881, and held that seat until his death in 1884.

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