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]

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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]

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  1. ^ Debrett's House of Commons, 1922, p. 143
  2. ^ 'Obituary', The Times, 7 November 1947
  3. ^ Who's Who 1938. London: A & C Black. 1938. I.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency Member of Parliament for Workington
19181945
Succeeded by
Trade union offices
Preceded by General Secretary of the Cumberland Miners' Association
1916–c.1939
Succeeded by