Ulric Oliver Thynne
British soldier and polo player
Colonel Ulric Oliver Thynne CMG , DSO , CVO (6 July 1871 – 30 September 1957)[ 1] [ 2]
Early life
Thynne was born on 6 July 1871.[ 1] Lord Henry Frederick Thynne and Lady Ulrica Frederica Jane St. Maur Seymour .[ 1] Charterhouse School , Godalming, Surrey, England and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst , Berkshire, England.[ 1]
Career
Thynne gained the rank of lieutenant in the service of the King's Royal Rifle Corps ,[ 1] Chitral Campaign in 1895.[ 1] Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry on 10 February 1900,[ 3] Second Boer War in South Africa , where he was mentioned in despatches ,[ 1] Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in November 1900.[ 4] captain on 31 May 1902.[ 5] First World War , during which he was again mentioned in despatches[ 1] [ 1] Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1918.[ 1] [ 1] [ 1] [ 1]
A keen polo player, in 1903 he won the Roehampton Trophy .
Peerage claim
In 1924, Thynne claimed the ancient Barony of Beauchamp from the House of Lords; the Committee for Privileges rejected the claim, holding that the evidence was insufficient to prove that the peerage was in fact created.
Family
He married, firstly, Marjory Wormald, daughter of Edward Wormald, on 16 May 1899.[ 1]
Lt.-Col. Oliver St. Maur Thynne (24 October 1901 – 1 May 1978), who married Mary Wroughton Morris and had issue.[ 1]
Edward Wormald Thynne (17 Mar 1905 – 8 Oct 1925)[ 1]
G/Capt. Brian Sheridan Thynne (29 Nov 1907 – 1985), who married, firstly, Naomi Waters, married, secondly, Fernanda Herrero de Aledo, and had issue from both marriages.[ 1]
Ulrica Marjory Thynne (5 May 1911 – 22 Jan 1999)[ 1] He married, secondly, Elspeth Stiven Tullis, daughter of David Tullis, on 19 December 1951.[ 1] [ 1]
Family tree summary for the Thynnes of Longleat from about 1500[ 6]
Ralph Botevile[ 7] Thomas Thynne[ 7] William Thynne [ 7] [ 8] d. 1546John Thynne of Longleat [ 9] c. 1515 –1580Francis Thynne [ 8] c. 1544 –1608John Thynneof Longleat [ 10] Charles Thynne [ 11] c. 1568 –1652Thomas Thynne of Longleat [ 12] c. 1578 –1639Baronet of Caus Castle , of Kempsford in the County of Gloucester, 1641James of Longleat [ 13] Thomas of Richmond [ 14] d. 1669Henry Frederick Thynne1st Baronet of Kempsford Baron Thynne , 1680Viscount Weymouth , 1682Thomas of Longleat ,[ 15] Thomas Thynne [ 16] 1st Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne, James Thynne of Bucklandd. 1709 Henry Thynne Frederickd. 1705 unmarried Henry Thynne [ 17] Thomas Thynne d. 1710 two daughters but no sons Thomas Thynne [ 18] 2nd Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne, Marquess of Bath , 1789Baron Carteret (2nd creation), 1784Thomas Thynne [ 19] 1st Marquess of Bath, Henry Carteret [ 20] 1st Baron Carteret Thomas Thynne [ 21] 2nd Marquess of Bath, George Thynne 2nd Baron Carteret John Thynne 3rd Baron Carteret Baron Carteret extinct, 1849 Henry Thynne [ 22] 3rd Marquess of Bath, Edward Thynne Lady Charlotte Anne Thynne marr. : Walter Montagu Douglas Scott , Duke of Buccleuch and had issue. John Thynne [ 23] 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 f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, pp. 213–214.
^ Record for Colonel Ulric Oliver Thynne on thepeerage.com ^ "No. 27167" . The London Gazette ^ "No. 27359" . The London Gazette ^ "No. 27441" . The London Gazette ^ 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 .