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Thomas Slingsby Duncombe (1796-1861)

A grandson of Bishop John Hinchliffe, he was educated at Harrow and did military service before pursuing a political career as a Whig MP who supported Radical causes; he was MP for Hertford borough (1826-32) and Finsbury (1834-61). Thomas Creevey described him as an improvident gambler. A grandson of Bishop John Hinchliffe, he was educated at Harrow and did military service before pursuing a political career as a Whig MP who supported Radical causes; he was MP for Hertford borough (1826-32) and Finsbury (1834-61). Thomas Creevey described him as an improvident gambler.

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Author: Creevey, Thomas, 1768-1838

Title: The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903).

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Series: Lord Byron and his Times: http://lordbyron.org

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