Thomas Henry Hewlett MP JP (1882 - 1956)

Born 23 Nov 1882 in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Bertha Alice (Marland) Hewlett — married about Apr 1911 in Fylde, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Joan Margaret (Allen) Hewlett — married about Sep 1931 in Bucklow, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 25 May 1956 at age 73 in Bowdon, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Thomas was born on 23 November 1882. He was the son of Thomas Hewlett and Elizabeth Mathers.

Thomas's birth was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1882 in Chorlton, Lancashire, England.^[1]

He married Bertha Alice Marland and they had four children together.

• Gertrude Mary 1912-1913
• Margaret 1915-1999
• Donald Marland 1920-2011
• Thomas Clyde 1923-1979

Bertha's marriage to Bertha A Marland was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1911 in the Fylde district.^[2]

Thomas's marriage to Joan M Allen was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1931 in the Bucklow district.^[3]

He unsuccessfully contested the 1935 general election in Manchester Clayton, but after the death in 1940 of Peter Eckersley, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester Exchange, Hewlett was elected unopposed in the resulting by-election. ^[4]

He was Conservative MP for Manchester Exchange 1940–45 and an industrialist.^[5]

He lost the seat in the Labour Party's landslide victory at the 1945 general election.

In addition to his political interests, Hewlett was the chairman and managing director of the Anchor Chemical Company ^[6] which is based in Clayton, Manchester and is now a subsidiary of the Air Products company.

Thomas died on 25 May 1956 in Cheshire, England and their estate passed probate on 9 July 1956 in Manchester, Chester, England.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915"
   Original data: England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office; Volume: 8c; Page: 777
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8912 #10643859 (accessed 5 January 2024)
   Thomas Henry Hewlett birth registered Oct-Nov-Dec 1882 in Chorlton, Lancashire, England.
2. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915"
   Original data: England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office; Volume: 8e; Page: 1570
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8913 #18754726 (accessed 5 January 2024)
   Bertha A Marland marriage registered Apr-May-Jun 1911 in Fylde.
3. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005"
   General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 8a; Page: 493
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8753 #54164187 (accessed 5 January 2024)
   Thomas H Hewlett marriage to Joan M Allen registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1931 in Bucklow.
4. ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 186,187. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
5. ↑ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
6. ↑ Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. British Newspaper Archive. 5 November 1935. p. 4.
7. ↑ Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
   Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1904 #13198891 (accessed 5 January 2024)
   Thomas Henry Hewlett probate on 9 Jul 1956 in Manchester, Chester, England. Died 25 May 1956 in Cheshire, England.