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{{Short description|British politician and barrister}}
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[[File:Thomas_Bethell.jpg|thumb|right|Bethell in 1906]]


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'''Sir Thomas Robert Bethell''' (died 23 December 1957) was a British barrister and [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] politician.
'''Sir Thomas Robert Bethell''' (8 May 1867<ref name="burke1939">{{cite book|title=[[Burke's Peerage|Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood]]|publisher=Burke's Peerage & Gentry|editor=Burke, Sir Bernard|editor-link=Bernard Burke|edition=97th|year=1939|page=2716|ref=Burke}}</ref> – 23 December 1957) was a British barrister and [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] politician.<ref name="times">{{cite news|title=Sir Thomas Bethell|work=[[The Times]]|page=9|date=24 December 1957 }}</ref> He was Liberal MP for [[Maldon (UK Parliament constituency)|Maldon, Essex]] from 1906–10.<ref name="burke1939"/><ref name="burke">{{cite book|title=[[Burke's Peerage|Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood]]|publisher=Burke's Peerage & Gentry|editor=Mosley, Charles|editor-link=Charles Mosley (genealogist)|edition=107|year=2003|ref=Burke|isbn=0-9711966-2-1}}</ref>


==Life==
==Background==
Bethell was born in [[Grange-over-Sands]], Cumberland,<ref>''1871 England Census''</ref> the son of George Bethell of [[South Woodford]] and Frances Tipper. He was educated at [[Dallam School|Heversham Grammar School]], Cumberland and [[King's College London]]. He settled in his native South Woodford,<ref name="The Liberal Year Book, 1907">The Liberal Year Book, 1907</ref> before moving to Kensington. He was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in 1914.<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28854/page/5963 Notice of knighthood of Thomas Robert Bethell, Esq.], thegazette.co.uk; accessed 22 December 2014.</ref> He married Edith Lillie Tabor in 1925. [https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/41653/page/1674 Edith Lillie, Lady Bethell died 8 November 1957].<ref name="burke1939"/> His elder brother was the politician [[John Bethell, 1st Baron Bethell|John Bethell]], who was created a baronet in 1911 and [[Baron Bethell]] in 1922.
The son of George Bethell of [[South Woodford]], Thomas Bethell was educated at [[Dallam School|Heversham Grammar School]]. He was [[Call to the bar|called to the Bar]] at [[Middle Temple]] in 1897. He was Liberal MP for [[Maldon (UK Parliament constituency)|Maldon, Essex]] from 1906–10.<ref name="craig">''British parliamentary election results 1885-1918'', Craig, F.W.S.<!-- publishing info, page(s), etc needed --></ref>


==Professional career==
Bethell was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in 1914.<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28854/page/5963 Notice of knighthood of Thomas Robert Bethell, Esq.], thegazette.co.uk; accessed 22 December 2014.</ref> After the Great War he contested the [[Eye (UK Parliament constituency)|Eye, Suffolk]] constituency seat in Parliament in October 1924.
After qualifying as a barrister, Bethell was [[Call to the bar|called to the Bar]] at [[Middle Temple]] in 1897. Thereafter he joined the South-Eastern Circuit.<ref name="The Liberal Year Book, 1907"/> He served as Deputy-Chairman of the [[London Electricity Board|County of London Electric Supply Co. Ltd]], and a Director of other Associated and Subsidiary Companies until those companies were [[Nationalization|nationalised]].<ref name="times"/><ref>(2007, December 01). Bethell, Sir Thomas Robert, (died 23 Dec. 1957). WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Ed. Retrieved 30 Mar. 2019, from http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-234711.</ref>


==Political career==
Sir Thomas Bethell served as Deputy-Chairman of the [[London Electricity Board|County of London Electric Supply Co. Ltd]], and a Director of other Associated and Subsidiary Companies until those companies were [[Nationalization|nationalised]]. {{cn|date=December 2014}}
Bethell was Liberal candidate for the [[Maldon (UK Parliament constituency)|Maldon]] division of [[Essex]] at the 1906 General Election. The Liberals had not won Maldon since 1892. He gained the seat from the Conservatives as part of the national tide running in the Liberal favour. In parliament he was a member of the [[Select committee (United Kingdom)|Select committee]] on the Rural Housing Bill.<ref name="The Liberal Year Book, 1907"/> He sought re-election at Maldon at the January 1910 general election but was defeated by the Conservative. He did not contest the general election later that year not the following three general elections. In October 1924 he contested the [[Eye (UK Parliament constituency)|Eye, Suffolk]] constituency at the general election. Eye had been a Liberal seat from 1885 to 1923. At the 1923 election a Labour candidate had intervened and split the anti-Conservative vote. Like his predecessor, he also faced a Labour opponent as well as the sitting Conservative. At this election the national tide was running against the Liberals and he finished in second place. He did not stand for parliament again.<ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1973, FWS Craig</ref>


==Personal life==
===Electoral record===
{{Election box begin|title=[[1906 United Kingdom general election|General election 1906]]: Maldon<ref name="craig">''British parliamentary election results 1885-1918'', Craig, F.W.S.</ref>
He married Edith Lillie Tabor in 1925; [https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/41653/page/1674 Lady Edith Lillie Bethell died 8 November 1957].
}}

===Election results===
{{Election box begin|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1906|General Election 1906]]: Maldon<ref name="craig"/>
Electorate 10,613}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate ='''Thomas Robert Bethell'''
|candidate=Thomas Robert Bethell
|votes = 4,773
|votes=4,773
|percentage = 50.8
|percentage=50.8
|change = +9.3
|change=+9.3
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Charles Hedley Strutt|Hon. Charles Hedley Strutt]]
|candidate=[[Charles Hedley Strutt|Hon. Charles Hedley Strutt]]
|votes =4,624
|votes=4,624
|percentage = 49.2
|percentage=49.2
|change = -9.3
|change=-9.3
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 149
|votes=149
|percentage = 1.6
|percentage=1.6
|change =
|change=
}}
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{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes=
|percentage = 88.5
|percentage=88.5
|change = +9.1
|change=+9.1
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
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|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|winner=Liberal Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser=Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[January 1910 United Kingdom general election|General election January 1910]]: Maldon <ref>Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916</ref>
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=[[James Fortescue Flannery]]
|votes=5,691
|percentage=54.1
|change=+4.9
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=Thomas Robert Bethell
|votes=4,822
|percentage=45.9
|change=-4.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=869
|percentage=8.2
|change=+9.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes=
|percentage=91.3
|change=+2.8
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner=Conservative Party (UK)
|loser=Liberal Party (UK)
|swing=+4.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[1924 United Kingdom general election|General election 1924]]: Eye
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate=[[William Vanneck, 5th Baron Huntingfield|William Vanneck]]
|votes=13,450
|percentage=53.3
|change=+5.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=Thomas Robert Bethell
|votes=7,441
|percentage=29.5
|change=&minus;10.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Charles Wye Kendall
|votes=4,329
|percentage=17.2
|change=+4.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=6,009
|percentage=23.8
|change=+15.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes=25,220
|percentage=74.5
|change=+3.6
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors=33,841
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Unionist Party (UK)
|swing=+7.8
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Hansard-contribs|mr-thomas-bethell|Thomas Robert Bethell}}
* {{Hansard-contribs|mr-thomas-bethell|Thomas Robert Bethell}}

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Latest revision as of 03:14, 29 June 2024

Bethell in 1906
Not to be confused with Tom Bethell (born 1936), the conservative writer.

Sir Thomas Robert Bethell (8 May 1867[1] – 23 December 1957) was a British barrister and Liberal Party politician.[2] He was Liberal MP for Maldon, Essex from 1906–10.[1][3]

Background[edit]

Bethell was born in Grange-over-Sands, Cumberland,[4] the son of George Bethell of South Woodford and Frances Tipper. He was educated at Heversham Grammar School, Cumberland and King's College London. He settled in his native South Woodford,[5] before moving to Kensington. He was knighted in 1914.[6] He married Edith Lillie Tabor in 1925. Edith Lillie, Lady Bethell died 8 November 1957.[1] His elder brother was the politician John Bethell, who was created a baronet in 1911 and Baron Bethell in 1922.

Professional career[edit]

After qualifying as a barrister, Bethell was called to the Bar at Middle Temple in 1897. Thereafter he joined the South-Eastern Circuit.[5] He served as Deputy-Chairman of the County of London Electric Supply Co. Ltd, and a Director of other Associated and Subsidiary Companies until those companies were nationalised.[2][7]

Political career[edit]

Bethell was Liberal candidate for the Maldon division of Essex at the 1906 General Election. The Liberals had not won Maldon since 1892. He gained the seat from the Conservatives as part of the national tide running in the Liberal favour. In parliament he was a member of the Select committee on the Rural Housing Bill.[5] He sought re-election at Maldon at the January 1910 general election but was defeated by the Conservative. He did not contest the general election later that year not the following three general elections. In October 1924 he contested the Eye, Suffolk constituency at the general election. Eye had been a Liberal seat from 1885 to 1923. At the 1923 election a Labour candidate had intervened and split the anti-Conservative vote. Like his predecessor, he also faced a Labour opponent as well as the sitting Conservative. At this election the national tide was running against the Liberals and he finished in second place. He did not stand for parliament again.[8]

Electoral record[edit]

General election 1906: Maldon[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Robert Bethell 4,773 50.8 +9.3
Conservative Hon. Charles Hedley Strutt 4,624 49.2 -9.3
Majority 149 1.6
Turnout 88.5 +9.1
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
General election January 1910: Maldon [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Fortescue Flannery 5,691 54.1 +4.9
Liberal Thomas Robert Bethell 4,822 45.9 -4.9
Majority 869 8.2 +9.8
Turnout 91.3 +2.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +4.9
General election 1924: Eye
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist William Vanneck 13,450 53.3 +5.6
Liberal Thomas Robert Bethell 7,441 29.5 −10.0
Labour Charles Wye Kendall 4,329 17.2 +4.4
Majority 6,009 23.8 +15.6
Turnout 25,220 74.5 +3.6
Registered electors 33,841
Unionist hold Swing +7.8

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Burke, Sir Bernard, ed. (1939). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (97th ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 2716.
  2. ^ a b "Sir Thomas Bethell". The Times. 24 December 1957. p. 9.
  3. ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
  4. ^ 1871 England Census
  5. ^ a b c The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  6. ^ Notice of knighthood of Thomas Robert Bethell, Esq., thegazette.co.uk; accessed 22 December 2014.
  7. ^ (2007, December 01). Bethell, Sir Thomas Robert, (died 23 Dec. 1957). WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Ed. Retrieved 30 Mar. 2019, from http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-234711.
  8. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1973, FWS Craig
  9. ^ British parliamentary election results 1885-1918, Craig, F.W.S.
  10. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916

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