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Sir Thomas Henry Brooke-Hitching (1858 - 4 February 1926) was a businessman and local politician. Born in Halifax, Yorkshire, he was the son of John Walter Hitching, in 1878 he married Sarah Kossuth Brooke and assumed the surname Brooke-Hitching by royal licence. He entered business in 1881 as a manufacturer of perambulators and invalid carriages. He moved to Marylebone in London, becoming chairman of the vestry. In 1898 he unsuccessfully sought election to the London County Council as a Moderate Party candidate at Walworth. An image here [1]

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  • Sir Thomas Henry Brooke-Hitching (1858 - 4 February 1926) was a businessman and local politician. Born in Halifax, Yorkshire, he was the son of John Walter Hitching, in 1878 he married Sarah Kossuth Brooke and assumed the surname Brooke-Hitching by royal licence. He entered business in 1881 as a manufacturer of perambulators and invalid carriages. He moved to Marylebone in London, becoming chairman of the vestry. In 1898 he unsuccessfully sought election to the London County Council as a Moderate Party candidate at Walworth. An image here [1]
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  • Sir Thomas Henry Brooke-Hitching (1858 - 4 February 1926) was a businessman and local politician. Born in Halifax, Yorkshire, he was the son of John Walter Hitching, in 1878 he married Sarah Kossuth Brooke and assumed the surname Brooke-Hitching by royal licence. He entered business in 1881 as a manufacturer of perambulators and invalid carriages. He moved to Marylebone in London, becoming chairman of the vestry. In 1898 he unsuccessfully sought election to the London County Council as a Moderate Party candidate at Walworth. In 1900 he became a councillor in the newly-created St Marylebone Borough Council, and was Mayor of St Marylebone in 1906-07. Also in 1900 he was elected to the London School Board as one of the representatives of the City of London. In 1901 he made his second attempt to gain a seat on the county council. He again failed to be elected, on this occasion at Marylebone East. He was also a common councilman on the Corporation of London, and served as Sheriff of London in 1902-03, at which time he was knighted. In 1904 he made his third attempt to win a county council seat. He was duly elected as one of four councillors representing the City of London, serving a single three-year term. At the 1906 general election he stood as Conservative Party candidate for the Yorkshire constituency of Elland without success. In 1912 he was elected as an alderman for the City of London ward of Faringdon Within. However a petition against his election was issued which appeared to show a conflict of interest between his business and local government activities. Although he strongly denied the claims, he was found to be "not a person fit and proper..." to hold the office, and he was unseated. An image here [1]
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