Thomas Shelby
"By order of the Peaky Blinders"
Biography
Thomas "Tommy" Shelby OBE DCM MM MP is the leader of the Birmingham criminal gang Peaky Blinders and the patriarch of the Shelby Family.
Born
1890, Small Heath, Birmingham
Occupation
Gang Leader, Businessman, MP
Military Awards
Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)
Military Medal (MM)
World War I Veteran
Civilian Honors
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Awarded for distinguished service to British industry and the expansion of exports
Family Members
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Siblings & Aunt
Arthur Shelby Jr. (brother)
Chairman & Head of Security
Senior Member of Peaky Blinders
John Shelby (brother)
Company Secretary
Third Command of Peaky Blinders
Ada Shelby (sister)
Head of Property and Acquisitions
Shelby Company Limited
Polly Gray (aunt)
Company Treasurer & Matriarch
Chief Financial Advisor
Wives
Grace Shelby (First Wife)
Former Crown Agent
Assassinated in Series 3
Lizzie Stark (Second Wife)
Former Company Secretary
Lady of Arrow House
Children
Duke Shelby
First Born Son
Mother: Gypsy woman from wartime romance (1916)
Found during Season 6
Charles Shelby
Second Born Son
Mother: Grace Shelby
Ruby Shelby
Daughter
Mother: Lizzie Stark
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