Background
Tomlinson was born in the Lancaster registration district in Lancashire and became a barrister.
Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
Tomlinson was born in the Lancaster registration district in Lancashire and became a barrister.
He was living at 3 Richmond Terrace Richmond from 1868 until his death. He was part owner of the Worsley Mesnes Colliery Company. In the 1900 election he was challenged unsuccessfully by Keir Hardie.
He was created a baronet of Richmond Terrace on 11 August 1902.
Winston Churchill was challenged to fisticuffs when he referred to Tomlinson as "a miserable old man". At the end of March, 1903, Tomlinson was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Lancashire.
Tomlinson never married and on his death at the age of 74 the baronetcy became extinct.
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Tomlinson was elected as Member of Parliament for Preston in 1882, and held the seat until 1906.