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Thomas Walton Mellor (1814– 17 February 1902) was a British cotton manufacturer and Conservative politician. Thomas was the third son of Thomas Mellor of Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, and his wife Mary Walton of Stalybridge, Cheshire he was christened on 30 October 1814 at the parish church of St Michael Ashton-under-Lyne. He became a major "cotton master" in Ashton, and led the opposition to the costs of the town obtaining a charter of incorporation as a municipal borough in 1847.〔Anthony Howe, ''The Cotton Masters 1830–1860'', Oxford, 1984〕 He was a magistrate for the borough of Ashton and the counties palatine of Chester and Lancaster.〔''Our New Members of Parliament'', The Times, 5 December 1868, p.7〕 In 1868 Mellor was elected as member of parliament for Ashton-under-Lyne, describing himself as "a Conservative with Liberal tendencies".〔 He stood down from parliament in 1880. Mellor died at Ashton-under-Lyne 17 February 1902. He married Jane Leigh of Compsall Bridge in 1849 and they had a son, John Edward.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Walton Mellor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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