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My Lords, the noble Viscount the Leader of the House, in his fine tribute, echoed by other speakers, mentioned the fact that Sir Michael was.

Lord Home was for over 60 years a dedicated public servant of whom the party opposite and the country as a whole should be justly proud.

His funeral was held at St Mary's Church, Llanegryn on 8 April THOMAS, THOMAS GEORGE (Viscount Tonypandy), ( - ), Labour politician and.

George Thomas; Viscount Tonypandy, Speaker of the House of Commons in his time, a man I admired from afar for his simple honesty in political life.

Viscount Tonypandy - the fervent supporter of Margaret Thatcher and servile courtier to the Royal Family - was described by poet Nigel Jenkins as 'The Lord.

His funeral was held at St Mary's Church, Llanegryn on 8 April THOMAS, THOMAS GEORGE (Viscount Tonypandy), ( - ), Labour politician and..

George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy

British politician (–)

Thomas George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy, PC (29 January – 22 September ) was a British politician who served as a member of parliament (MP) and Speaker of the House of Commons from to He was elected as a Labour MP.

Born in Port Talbot, South Wales, he initially worked as a teacher in both London and Cardiff. A MP from to , he held office in Harold Wilson's – Labour administration, notably as Secretary of State for Wales from to As a junior minister at the Welsh Office, he was one of the first on the scene of the Aberfan disaster (21 October ), and was later involved in the controversial government decision to use money from the Aberfan Charity Fund to clear remaining National Coal Board waste tips from around the village.

In Thomas was elected Speaker, in which role the first broadcasting of parliamentary proceedings brought him unprecedented public attention. He is the most recent Speaker to have served as