John Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret
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]
The Lord Carteret PC | |
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Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | |
In office 1804–1812 | |
Monarch | George III |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | Charles Francis Greville |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Yarmouth |
Personal details | |
Born | 28 December 1772 |
Died | 10 March 1849 76) Hawnes Place, Bedfordshire | (aged
Nationality | British |
Spouse(s) | Mary Anne Master ( m. 1801) |
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
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.
Marriage
In 1801 Lord Carteret married Mary Anne Master (died February 1863), daughter of Thomas Master. They had no children.
Death & 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
- "John Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret of Hawnes". National Portrait Gallery.
- "Thynne, Lord John (THN792J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- "leighrayment.com". Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- "leighrayment.com". Archived from the original on 17 November 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- leighrayment.com
- '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.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: john thynne contributions in Parliament by Lord John Thynne
Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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Preceded by John Scott Lord George Thynne |
Member of Parliament for Weobly 1796 With: Lord George Thynne |
Succeeded by Lord George Thynne Inigo Freeman Thomas |
Preceded by Viscount Weymouth Sir Richard Arden |
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 Charles Palmer John Arthur Roebuck |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by Charles Francis Greville |
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1804–1812 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Yarmouth |
Peerage of Great Britain | ||
Preceded by George Thynn |
Baron Carteret 1838–1849 |
Succeeded by Extinct |