John Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret

The Right Honourable
The Lord Carteret
PC
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
In office
1804–1812
MonarchGeorge III
Prime Minister
Preceded byCharles Francis Greville
Succeeded byThe Earl of Yarmouth
Personal details
Born28 December 1772 (1772-12-28)
Died10 March 1849 (1849-03-11) (aged 76)
Hawnes Place, Bedfordshire
NationalityBritish
Spouse
Mary Anne Master
​
(m. 1801)​
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge

John Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret PC (28 December 1772 – 10 March 1849), known as Lord John Thynne between 1789 and 1838, was a British peer and politician.[1]

Background and education

Carteret was the third son of Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath, and Lady Elizabeth Bentinck, daughter of William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge.[2]

Political career

Carteret was returned to Parliament for Weobly in May 1796, a seat he held until December the same year,[3] and then represented Bath between 1796 and 1832.[4] He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from 1804 to 1812 and was sworn into the Privy Council in 1804.[5]

In 1838 he succeeded his childless elder brother George in the barony and took his seat in the House of Lords.

Hawnes Park, (later Haynes Park)

Marriage

In 1801 Lord Carteret married Mary Anne Master (died February 1863), daughter of Thomas Master. They had no children.

Death and succession

He died at his house Hawnes Park in March 1849, aged 76. On his death the barony became extinct, while the estate passed to his nephew the Rev. Lord John Thynne, third son of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath and sub-Dean of Westminster.[6]

References

  1. ^ "John Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret of Hawnes". National Portrait Gallery.
  2. ^ "Thynne, Lord John (THN792J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ^ "leighrayment.com". Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  4. ^ "leighrayment.com". Archived from the original on 17 November 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  5. ^ leighrayment.com[usurped]
  6. ^ 'Parishes: Hawnes or Haynes', A History of the County of Bedford: Volume 2 (1908), pp. 338-344. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62661, accessed 17 July 2010.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Weobly
1796
With: Lord George Thynne 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Bath
1796–1801
With: Sir Richard Arden 		Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Parliament of Great Britain
 Member of Parliament for Bath
1801–1832
With: Sir Richard Arden 1801
John Palmer 1801–1808
Charles Palmer 1808–1826, 1830–1832
The Earl of Brecknock 1826–1830 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
1804–1812 		Succeeded by
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Baron Carteret
1838–1849 		Extinct