Tom Cape

Thomas Cape MBE (5 October 1868 in Cockermouth, Cumberland – 1947) was the Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Workington from 1918 to 1945.

Before entering the House of Commons, Thomas Cape, son of William Cape, worked as a miner for twenty-five years between the ages of 13 and 38. He became General Secretary of the Cumberland Miners Association, and was awarded the M.B.E. in 1917.^[1] He died in 1947.^[2]

Personal

Cape, whose father had also worked as a miner, married Dinah Hodgson in 1890: the marriage produced four recorded sons and three recorded daughters. One son being killed in action WW1 1918.^[3]

References

^ Debrett's House of Commons, 1922, p. 143
^ 'Obituary', The Times, 7 November 1947
^ Who's Who 1938. London: A & C Black. 1938. I.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Cape
genealogy site

Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Workington 1918 – 1945	Succeeded by Fred Peart
Trade union offices
Preceded by Andrew Sharp	General Secretary of the Cumberland Miners' Association 1916–c.1939	Succeeded by Tom Stephenson

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[1] Debrett's House of Commons, 1922, p. 143

[2] 'Obituary', The Times, 7 November 1947

[WhosWho1938-3] Who's Who 1938. London: A & C Black. 1938. I.

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