Thomas Bantock, 1869 - 1870

Bantock was born in Goldspen, Sutherland in 1823. At the age of sixteen he started work with the Trustees of the Duke of Bridgewater, undertaking various duties in the collieries, canal and transport departments, a position he held until 1849. At the time of his election Bantock worked for the Great Western Railway Company in the transport department. He also had a commercial interest in the local coal and iron trade, having his own firm Thos Bantock & Co based at Herbert Street. Bantock came to office in 1869 and served on the council for thirty-three years. He died in 1895.

Jones's Mercantile Directory of the Iron District of South Staffordshire & East Worcestershire 1865. (Jones & Proud, London)
J Jones The Mayors of Wolverhampton Vol 1 (EJ Rowland, Wolverhampton)
Tribute Wolverhampton Chronicle. 17th October 1894
Obituary Wolverhampton Chronicle 24th July 1895
Funeral Wolverhampton Chronicle 31st July 1895
F Avery (ed) 1948 The Book of the Century. (Grove Publishing Co England)
Photograph Index - Y1/Ban.T, Y1/MAY/1, and OV/54, 55