▁al umn i ▁ ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁K ness et ▁( 1 9 8 4 – 1 9 8 8 ) ▁Category : R atz ▁( polit ical ▁party ) ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁Francis ▁Wol fer stan ▁Thomas ▁( J anu ary ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁– ▁ 1 9 0 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Canadian ▁bank er ▁and ▁a ▁phil anth rop ist ▁in ▁Montreal . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Born ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 3 4 , ▁at ▁Mor wen st ow , ▁Corn wall , ▁England , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Francis ▁Wol fer stan ▁Thomas , ▁R ural ▁Dean ▁and ▁R ector ▁of ▁Park ham , ▁North ▁Dev on , ▁a ▁family ▁held ▁living ▁through ▁the ▁Re ver end ' s ▁mother ' s ▁family , ▁the ▁Wol fer st ans ▁of ▁Ber ry ▁House , ▁Hart land , ▁Dev on , ▁desc ended ▁from ▁the ▁Wol fer st ans ▁of ▁Stat fold ▁Hall , ▁Staff ord shire . ▁Francis ' ▁mother ▁was ▁" a ▁lady ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁and ▁important ▁family ▁of ▁She ar me , ▁whose ▁seat ▁is ▁Wood lands , ▁Corn wall ". ▁The ▁Thomas ▁family ▁were ▁formerly ▁possessed ▁of ▁large ▁est ates ▁in ▁G lam org ans hire . ▁ ▁Edu c ated ▁at ▁Sher bor ne ▁School , ▁Dor set , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁classical ▁education ▁as ▁his ▁parents ▁desired ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁church ,