Sir Thomas Paxton, 1st Baronet

Sir Thomas Paxton, 1st Baronet (9 May 1860 – 15 March 1930), was a Scottish politician.

Paxton was Lord Provost of Glasgow and Lord-Lieutenant of Glasgow between 1920 and 1923. He was created a baronet, of Letham in the Parish of Monimail in the County of Fife, in 1923.[1] He declined to contest Glasgow Central in the 1923 general election.[2]

Paxton died in March 1930, aged 69, when the baronetcy became extinct.

References

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  1. ^ "No. 32815". The London Gazette. 17 April 1923. p. 2810.
  2. ^ The Glasgow Herald, 12 November 1923.
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Political offices
Preceded by Lord Provost of Glasgow
1920–1923
Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord-Lieutenant of Glasgow
1920–1923
Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Letham)
1923–1930
Extinct