Thomas Bish

Thomas Bish (5 May 1779 – 27 December 1842) was a British politician.

Bish worked as a stockbroker and held a government contract for the lottery. At the 1826 UK general election, he stood in Leominster as a Whig. He was elected but was unseated on an election petition due to the contract he held.^[1]

The lottery was abolished in 1826, and this enabled Bish to stand again in Leominster at the 1832 UK general election, winning the seat.^[2] In Parliament, he opposed the Corn Law and supported a secret ballot and shorter Parliamentary terms. He argued that the Bank of England should manufacture their banknotes in a manner that makes them harder to forge and that Parliament and the Court should sometimes meet in Dublin.^[1] He also argued for the revival of the state lottery, arguing that since its abolition, many British citizens instead put money into lotteries based overseas.^[2]

Bish held his seat at the 1835 UK general election but stood down in 1837.^[1]

References

^ a b c Stenton, Michael (1976). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. 1. Hassocks: Harvester Press. p. 35. ISBN 0855272198.
^ a b Dod, Charles Roger (1843). The Annual Biography. Chapman and Hall.

[stenton-1] Stenton, Michael (1976). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. 1. Hassocks: Harvester Press. p. 35. ISBN 0855272198.

[dod-2] Dod, Charles Roger (1843). The Annual Biography. Chapman and Hall.