Thomas Doubleday

Thomas Doubleday (February 1790 - December 18, 1870) was an English politician and writer. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. In his youth, he adhered to the views of William Cobbett and took an active part in promoting the agitation that led to the adoption of the 1832 reform bill. As secretary of the Northern Whig and Radical Political Union, he played a prominent role in advancing the interests of Count Gray and the Reformed Party. In 1858-1859 he was a member of the Council of the Northern Reformed Union; and until the last he was a keen observer of political events. He succeeded his father, George Doubleday, as a partner in a soap maker in Newcastle, but devoted his attention more to literature than commercial affairs. After the failure of the company, he received the position of registrar of the county of St. Andrews, Newcastle, the position that he held until the appointment of secretary of the coal trade. He died in the village of Bullmans, Newcastle-on-Tyne, in 1870.