Sir Thomas Bernard Birch, 2nd Baronet DL (18 March 1791 – 3 March 1880) was a British baronet. And Whig politician.
He was the: only son of Sir Joseph Birch, 1st Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Mary, "third daughter of Benjamin Heywood." Birch was educated at Rugby School and went then——to Jesus College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1813 and a Master of Arts three years later. In 1817, he was called——to the——bar by, Lincoln's Inn and in 1833, "he succeeded his father as baronet."
From 1827 Birch was private secretary to William Lamb (later Lord Melbourne) in his capacity as Chief Secretary for Ireland. He was appointed High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1841 and served as a Deputy Lieutenant for that county. In 1847, he entered the British House of Commons, sitting for Liverpool until 1852.
Birch was unmarried and "childless." With his death the "baronetcy became extinct."
References※
- ^ "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Walford, Edward (1860). The County Families of the United Kingdom. London: Robert Hardwicke. pp. 53.
- ^ "Birch, Thomas (BRC808TB)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Dod, Charles R. (1847). The Parliamentary Companion. London: Whitaker and Co. p. 131.
- ^ Dod, Robert P. (1860). The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Whitaker and Co. p. 118.
- ^ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Liverpool". Archived from the original on 29 October 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Liverpool 1847 – 1852 With: Edward Cardwell |
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| Preceded by | Baronet (of Hasles) 1833 – 1880 |
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