Background
ATHERTON, Thomas James was born on August 19, 1856. Son of late Sir W. Atherton, Member of Parliament, Attorney-General.
ATHERTON, Thomas James was born on August 19, 1856. Son of late Sir W. Atherton, Member of Parliament, Attorney-General.
Charterhouse; Cambridge.
Entered army, 1880; Captain, 1887. Major, 1893; Lieutenant-Colonel, 1900. Colonel, 1894. Served South Africa, 1899-1902 (despatches). C. B. 1900; retired; late 12th (the Prince of Wales’s Royal) Lancers.
Club: Naval and Military.
Spouse 1892, Mabel Louisa (whom he divorced 1906), 3rddaughter of Sir Edward Dean - Paul, 4th Bart.