Sir Matthew William Thompson (1820-1891) was chairman of the Midland Railway and a Liberal Party politician.
1820 Born
1838 Entered Trinity College, Cambridge
1843 Married Mary Anne, daughter of his uncle, Benjamin Thompson, of Parkgate, Guiseley.
1846. Called to the Bar, Inner Temple
1862 Mayor of Bradford.
1865 Elected director of the Midland Railway
1871 Mayor of Bradford.
1872 Mayor of Bradford
1878 Associate of the Inst Civil Engineers; lived in Guiseley, near Leeds
1879-90 Chairman of the Midland Railway
1890 Made a baronet on the opening of the Forth Bridge
1891 Died at Guiseley
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Sources of Information
- Cambridge Men
- Civil engineer records