Researching William Thrift
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 365 people with the Thrift surname? In that year Thrift was ranked number 3214 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
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William Thrift
William Edward Thrift (28 February 1870 – 23 April 1942) was an Irish university professor, an independent Unionist member of the House of Commons of Southern Ireland and an independent Teachta Dála (TD).
He was born in England, grew up in Carlow, and was educated at The High School, Dublin and at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) (BA 1893, MA 1896, Fellow 1896). He served as Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin from 1901 to 1929. He was awarded DSc in 1936. He was appointed Provost of Trinity College Dublin in 1937, serving until his death in 1942.
He was also active in politics. He was elected to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland at the 1921 elections, representing the University of Dublin constituency. As an independent Unionist, he did not participate in the Second Dáil. He was re-elected for the same constituency at the 1922 general election and became a member of the Third Dáil. He was re-elected at the next five general elections until 1937 when he retired from politics.
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