Thomas Attwood (economist)

Thomas Attwood
Member of Parliament
for Birmingham
In office
1832–1840
Succeeded byJoshua Scholefield and
George Muntz
Personal details
Born(1783-10-06)6 October 1783
Halesowen, Shropshire, England
Died6 March 1856(1856-03-06) (aged 72)
Great Malvern, Worcestershire, England
Spouse
Elizabeth Carless
(m. 1806)
RelationsDaniel Wakefield (son-in-law)
OccupationBanker, economist, political agitator, Member of Parliament
NicknameKing Tom

Thomas Attwood (6 October 1783 – 6 March 1856)[1] was a British banker, economist, political campaigner and Member of Parliament. He was the leading figure of the underconsumptionist Birmingham School of economists, and, as the founder of the Birmingham Political Union, the leading figure in the public campaign for the Great Reform Act of 1832.

  1. ^ Behagg, Clive (2009), "Attwood, Thomas (1783–1856), politician and currency theorist", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Online ed.), Oxford University Press, retrieved 21 January 2012