Henry Thomas Cole

Henry Thomas Cole
MP QC
Member of Parliament
for Penryn and Falmouth
In office
6 February 1874 – 2 April 1880
Serving with David James Jenkins
Preceded byRobert Fowler
Edward Backhouse Eastwick
Succeeded byDavid James Jenkins
Reginald Brett
Personal details
Born1816
Bath, Somerset
Died (aged 68)
Kensington, London
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Georgina Stone
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(m. 1846)​
Children10
Parent(s)George Cole
Sally Crozier

Henry Thomas Cole QC (1816 – 5 January 1885)[1] was a Liberal Party politician.

Laycock was elected Liberal MP for Penryn and Falmouth in 1874, but stood down at the next election in 1880.[2]

Cole became a barrister in 1842, entering Middle Temple, and later became a Queen's Counsel in 1867. He was also Recorder of Penzance from 1862 to 1872, and Recorder of Plymouth and Devonport.[3]

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
  2. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  3. ^ "Henry Thomas Cole". The Peerage. Retrieved 15 January 2018.