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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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-Sir Matthew William Thompson (1820-1891) was a British railway director and Liberal Party politician.
+[[Image:Im1894OurRail2-Thompson.jpg|thumb| Picture published in 1894. ]]
+Sir Matthew William Thompson, (1820-1891) was chairman of the Midland Railway and a Liberal Party politician.
-Director of the Midland Railway
+Born
+Entered Trinity College, Cambridge
+Married Mary Anne, daughter of his uncle, Benjamin Thompson, of Parkgate, Guiseley.
+. Called to the Bar, Inner Temple
+Mayor of Bradford.
+Elected director of the [[Midland Railway]]
+Mayor of Bradford.
+Mayor of Bradford
+Associate of the Inst Civil Engineers; lived in  Guiseley, near Leeds
+-90 Chairman of the Midland Railway
+Made a baronet on the opening of the [[Forth Bridge]]
+Died at Guiseley
 == See Also ==
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 == Sources of Information ==
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-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_William_Thompson Wikipedia]
+* Cambridge Men
+* Civil engineer records
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+{{DEFAULTSORT: Thompson, M W}}
 [[Category: Biography]]
-[[Category: Biography - Railways]]
 [[Category: Births 1820-1829]]
 [[Category: Deaths 1890-1899]]
+[[Category: Biography - Railways]]