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Thomas Slingsby Duncombe
(1796-1861)
NAME AUTHORITIES:
LOC:    Duncombe, Thomas Slingsby, 1796-1861
NRA:    Duncombe Thomas Slingsby (1796-1861) Radical Politician
DNB:    Duncombe, Thomas Slingsby (1796–1861), politician
LBT ID: ThDunco1861    VIAF ID: 9402776    LOC ID: no89017707		B/BAP:   1796
DIED:   1861-11-13
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
A grandson of Bishop John Hinchliffe, he was educated at Harrow and did military service before pursuing a political career as a Whig MP who supported Radical causes; he was MP for Hertford borough (1826-32) and Finsbury (1834-61). Thomas Creevey described him as an improvident gambler.
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