Ernest Meysey-Thompson

Ernest Meysey-Thompson
House of Commons
In office
1906–1922
Member of Parliament
Representative for Handsworth
In office
1906–1922
Personal details
Born(1859-02-18)18 February 1859
Died28 February 1944(1944-02-28) (aged 85)
Political partyConservative (after 1912)
Liberal Unionist (until 1912)
Parent
RelativesSir John Croft, 1st Baronet (grandfather)
EducationTrinity College, Cambridge
Military career
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchArmy
RankLieutenant-colonel
UnitYorkshire Hussars
Battles/warsWorld War I

Ernest Claude Meysey-Thompson (18 February 1859[1] – 28 February 1944[2]) was a British Army officer and Liberal Unionist Party (later Conservative Party) politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1906 to 1922 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Handsworth.

  1. ^ Debrett's House of Commons, and the Judicial Bench. London: Dean & Son. 1901. p. 155. Retrieved 23 August 2012 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)