Thomas Staveley (MP)

Thomas Kitchenham Staveley (1790 – 20 February 1860) was a British politician.

Born Thomas Hutchinson, he served with the Royal Engineers from 1808 to 1815, rising to the rank of captain.

[1] Staveley stood for the Whigs in Ripon at the 1832 UK general election, winning the seat.

In Parliament, he called for the immediate abolition of slavery.

[2] He later served as a deputy lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire, and as a magistrate in both the North Riding and the liberty of Ripon.