Henry Meysey-Thompson, 1st Baron Knaresborough | |
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 Portrait of Meysey-Thompson by R. G. Eves, 1912 | |
| Member of Parliament for Handsworth | |
| In office 1892–1906 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Samuel Wiggin |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Meysey-Thompson |
| Member of Parliament for Brigg | |
| In office 1885–1886 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Danks Waddy |
| Member of Parliament for Knaresborough | |
| In office 1880–1881 | |
| Preceded by | Basil Thomas Woodd |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Collins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1824 Kirby Hall, near Great Ouseburn, North Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 15 December 1895 (aged 71) London, England |
| Political party | Liberal, Liberal Unionist |
| Spouse |
Ethel Adeline Pottinger
(m. 1885) |
| Parent(s) | Sir Harry Meysey-Thompson, 1st Baronet Elizabeth Anne Croft |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Henry Meysey Meysey-Thompson, 1st Baron Knaresborough (30 August 1845 – 3 March 1929) was a Liberal (and later Liberal Unionist) politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1880 and 1905 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Knaresborough.