Lord Henry Thynne
British politician
Lord Henry Frederick Thynne PC DL (2 August 1832 – 28 January 1904) was a British Conservative politician. He served under Benjamin Disraeli as Treasurer of the Household between 1875 and 1880.
Background
Thynne was the second son of Henry Thynne, 3rd Marquess of Bath , and his wife the Honourable Harriet Baring, daughter of Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton . John Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath , was his elder brother.[ 1]
Political career
Thynne entered the House of Commons in 1859 as Member of Parliament for South Wiltshire , a seat he held until 1885,[ 1] [ 2] Benjamin Disraeli as Treasurer of the Household from 1875 to 1880.[ 1] Privy Council .[ 3] Wiltshire Yeomanry Cavalry and a Deputy Lieutenant for Wiltshire .[ 1]
Family
Thynne married on 1 June 1858 Lady Ulrica Frederica Jane Seymour, daughter of Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset . They had four sons and two daughters:[ 4]
Thomas Ulric Thynne (b.1861), Royal Navy officer; m. 1898 Dorothy Mary Warner, daughter of Charles William Warner, CB
John Alexander Roger Thynne (b.1864)
Colonel Ulric Oliver Thynne , DSO (1871–1957), British Army officer; m. 1899 Marjory Wormald, daughter of Edward Wormald, and had issue
Oliver St Maur Thynne (b.1901)
Alice Rachel Thynne
Alice Ruth Hermione Thynne; m. 1889 Alexander Edward Lane Fox-Pitt Rivers Lord Henry died in January 1904, aged 71. Lady Ulrica survived him by twelve years and died in January 1916.[ 1]
Family tree summary for the Thynnes of Longleat from about 1500[ 5]
Ralph Botevile[ 6] Thomas Thynne[ 6] William Thynne [ 6] [ 7] d. 1546John Thynne of Longleat [ 8] c. 1515 –1580Francis Thynne [ 7] c. 1544 –1608John Thynneof Longleat [ 9] Charles Thynne [ 10] c. 1568 –1652Thomas Thynne of Longleat [ 11] c. 1578 –1639Baronet of Caus Castle , of Kempsford in the County of Gloucester, 1641James of Longleat [ 12] Thomas of Richmond [ 13] d. 1669Henry Frederick Thynne1st Baronet of Kempsford Baron Thynne , 1680Viscount Weymouth , 1682Thomas of Longleat ,[ 14] Thomas Thynne [ 15] 1st Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne, James Thynne of Bucklandd. 1709 Henry Thynne Frederickd. 1705 unmarried Henry Thynne [ 16] Thomas Thynne d. 1710 two daughters but no sons Thomas Thynne [ 17] 2nd Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne, Marquess of Bath , 1789Baron Carteret (2nd creation), 1784Thomas Thynne [ 18] 1st Marquess of Bath, Henry Carteret [ 19] 1st Baron Carteret Thomas Thynne [ 20] 2nd Marquess of Bath, George Thynne 2nd Baron Carteret John Thynne 3rd Baron Carteret Baron Carteret extinct, 1849 Henry Thynne [ 21] 3rd Marquess of Bath, Edward Thynne Lady Charlotte Anne Thynne marr. : Walter Montagu Douglas Scott , Duke of Buccleuch and had issue. John Thynne [ 22] 4th Marquess of Bath, Henry Thynne Thomas Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath, Ulric Oliver Thynne Henry Thynne 6th Marquess of Bath, Thomas Timothy Thynne Alexander George Thynn 7th Marquess of Bath, Christopher John Thynne Valentine Charles Thynne Ceawlin Thynn b. 19748th Marquess of Bath, Lucien Henry Valentine Thynneb. 1965 John Alexander Ladi Thynnb. 2014styled Viscount Weymouth
References
^ a b c d e thepeerage.com Rt. Hon. Lord Henry Frederick Thynne ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 4) ^ leighrayment.com Privy Counsellors 1836–1914 [usurped] ^ Debrett′s peerage, 1903
^ Burke, Sir Bernard, (1938 ed) Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Shaw, London. p. 243
^ a b c Woodfall, H. (1768). The Peerage of England; Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the Peers of that Kingdom Etc. Fourth Edition, Carefully Corrected, and Continued to the Present Time, Volume 6 ^ a b Lee, Sidney; Edwards, A. S. G. (revised) (2004). "Thynne, William (d. 1546)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography doi :10.1093/ref:odnb/27426 . (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) ^ Girouard, Mark, Thynne, Sir John (1515–1580), estate manager and builder of Longleat in Oxford Dictionary of Biography (Oxford University Press , 2004)
^ Booth, Muriel. "Thynne, John (?1550–1604), of Longleat, Wilt" . History of Parliament . The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2016 . ^ Lancaster, Henry; Thrush, Andrew. "Thynne, Charles (c.1568–1652), of Cheddar, So" . History of Parliament . The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2016 . ^ Pugh, R. B.; Crittall, Elizabeth, eds. (1957). "Parliamentary history: 1529–1629". A History of the County of Wiltshire ^ Ferris, John P. "Thynne, Sir James (c.1605-70), of Longbridge Deverill, Wilt" . History of Parliament . The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2016 . ^ Helms, M. W.; Ferris, John P. "Thynne, Sir Thomas (c.1610–c.69), of Richmond, Sur" . History of Parliament . The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2016 . ^ Marshall, Alan (2008) [2004]. "Thynne, Thomas [nicknamed Tom of Ten Thousand] (1647/8–1682)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography doi :10.1093/ref:odnb/27423 . (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) ^ Heath-Caldwell, J. J. "Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath, 3rd Viscount Weymouth" . JJ Heath-Caldwell. Retrieved 2 January 2016 . ^ Hayton, D. W. "Thynne, Hon. Henry (1675-1708)" . The History of Parliament . The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2016 . ^ Dunaway, Stewart (2013). Lord John Carteret, Earl Granville: His Life History and the Granville Grants ISBN 9781300878070 ^ "Bath, Thomas Thynne" . Encyclopedia Britannica 1911. Retrieved 2 January 2016 .^ Thorne, Roland. "Carteret [formerly Thynne], Henry Frederick" . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 2 January 2016 . ^ "Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath (1765–1837)" . National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2 January 2016 .^ Escott, Margaret. "Thynne, Lord Henry Frederick (1797-1837), of 6 Grovesnor Square, Md" . History of Parliament . The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2016 . ^ "John Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath (1831-1896), Diplomat and landowner" . National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2 January 2016 .
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