Thomas Wood (1708–1799)
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Thomas Wood was a British politician. A member of the British Whig Party
, he was Member of Parliament for Middlesex
from 1779 to 1780. He was from Littleton (then in Middlesex, now Surrey) from the well-known Wood family.
He married Elizabeth Jones and was grandfather of Thomas Wood (1777-1860).
He was Treasurer of the Inner Temple.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in February 1761.
British Whig Party
The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...
, he was Member of Parliament for Middlesex
Middlesex (UK Parliament constituency)
Middlesex is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885....
from 1779 to 1780. He was from Littleton (then in Middlesex, now Surrey) from the well-known Wood family.
He married Elizabeth Jones and was grandfather of Thomas Wood (1777-1860).
He was Treasurer of the Inner Temple.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in February 1761.