Thomas Coote (1850 – 24 October 1939 at Hythe, Kent) was an English coal merchant and Liberal politician.
Coote was born at Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, the son of Thomas Coote of St Ives, Huntingdonshire. He was educated privately and became a coal merchant in the firm of Coote & Son, Coal Merchants, of St Ives.
In the 1885 general election, Coote was elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdon but lost the seat in the 1886 general election. He had stood as the Liberal candidate in the Cambridgeshire by-election, 21 March 1884. He was a member of the Reform Club and an original member of the National Liberal Club.
Coote married in 1878, Elizabeth Pauline Day. They lived at Ambury House, Huntingdon.
References
- British Census 1881 RG11 1604/41 p13
- Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
- Leigh Rayment
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded bySir Robert Peel | Member of Parliament for Huntingdon 1885 – 1886 |
Succeeded byArthur Smith-Barry |