• Source: Thomas Walton Mellor

      • Thomas Walton Mellor (3 October 1814 – 17 February 1902) was a British cotton manufacturer and Conservative politician.


      Early years


      Thomas was the third son of Thomas Mellor of Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, and his wife Mary Walton of Stalybridge, Cheshire. He was christened on 30 October 1814 at the parish church of St Michael Ashton-under-Lyne.


      Career


      He became a major "cotton master" in Ashton, and led the opposition to the costs of the town obtaining a charter of incorporation as a municipal borough in 1847. He was a magistrate for the borough of Ashton and the counties palatine of Chester and Lancaster.
      In 1868, Mellor was elected as Member of Parliament for Ashton-under-Lyne, describing himself as "a Conservative with Liberal tendencies". He stood down from parliament in 1880.


      Family life


      He married Jane Leigh of Compsall Bridge in 1849 and they had a son, John Edward.


      Death


      Mellor died at Ashton-under-Lyne 17 February 1902.


      References


      Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs


      External links


      Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Walton Mellor

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