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WYSE, Thomas (1791-1862)

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Born: 1791

Died: 1862

Editorial Description

Liberal MP for Tipperary, 1830-1, and Waterford, 1835, 1837-47; Lord of Treasury and Sec Board of Control; author of Historical Sketch of the Catholic Association (1829) and other political works; British Minister at Athens, 1849 to death; introduced the Irish Education Bill (1835) and was involved with J. SIMPSON and G. COMBE in education reform; provided a testimonial on phrenology to G. COMBE, 1836. (Stenton, MPs Who's Who)

Editorial Information

Identifier	1231.
Type	Person
Source	Roger Cooter, Phrenology in the British Isles (1989)
PDF page	357
Printed page	352
Database ID	3351

Original Transcription

1231. WYSE, Thomas (1791-1862), Liberal MP for Tipperary, 1830-1,
and Waterford, 1835, 1837-47; Lord of Treasury and Sec Board of
Control; author of Historical Sketch of the Catholic Association (1829)
and other political works; British Minister at Athens, 1849 to death;
introduced the Irish Education Bill (1835) and was involved with J.
SIMPSON and G. COMBE in education reform; provided a testimonial
on phrenology to G. COMBE, 1836. (Stenton, MPs Who's Who)