Background
Weguelin was the son of William A Weguelin of Weymouth Street, Portland Place, London, who was a Russia merchant in London.
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Thomas Weguelin
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He had directorships of the London and Liverpool and Globe Assurance Company, the Bahia and San Francisco Railway Company, and the Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada. From 1855 to 1859 he was a governor of the Bank of England. He was a Justice of the Peace for Surrey.
He was re-elected at the general election in April 1857, but was defeated at the 1859 general election.
He was returned to the Commons after a two-year absence at a by-election in July 1861 for Wolverhampton, and held that seat until he retired from Parliament at the 1880 general election. Weguelin died at the age of 75.
Weguelin married firstly in 1837 Charlotte Poulett-Thomson, daughter of A. H. Poulett-Thomson.
Membership
16th United Kingdom Parliament. 17th United Kingdom Parliament. 18th United Kingdom Parliament.
19th United Kingdom Parliament.
20th United Kingdom Parliament. 21st United Kingdom Parliament]
Weguelin was elected as Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Southampton at a by-election in February 1857.
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Political Party
Liberal party