Ralph Anthony Thicknesse (1800 – 22 August 1854) was a British Whig politician. Thicknesse was first elected Whig MP for Wigan at the 1847 general election and held the seat until his death in 1854. References External links Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1847–1852 UK MPs 1852–1857 1800 births 1854 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Wigan