Show THOMAS BURT WILL RESI1P0LITIC5 LONDON Pec 29 -Thomas Burt S M P who rose from pit boy to privy councillor d.nd is now known as the father of the house of commons has decided to leave pol tics because of bis advanced ago and Infirmities He Is 77 years old The son of a nakier Burt attended school until 10 years old when he got a ob in the Hazelwell colliery Durham at k wage of 10 pence o 20 cents a day He bad a pass on for study and spent h 3 spare time over such books and pa pers as he was able to obtain Burt cont nued min ng unt 1 5 years o d walking to and from work at h s home at Newcast e e ght miles distant He then became an official of the Northum berland R ners un on In 1874 Burt wa e ected 9 parliament as a member oT the Llo ra party and ' has remained a Liberal ever since re fusing to leave for the Labor party H s practical common sense 6turdy Inde penence modesty and good humor won h m friends on all e des He jo ned the m n stry as undersecretary for the home office in 1892 and was made prvy coun c or m 1906 Earl G ey in a recent address de scribed Burt as the finest gentleman he knew and S r Edward Grey at a pol tical d nner said No rev ous father of the house of commons has ever been more lo ed and respected |