Sir George Thomas, 3rd Baronet
Sir George Thomas, 3rd Baronet (c. 1740 – 6 May 1815),[1] was a British politician.
Life
Thomas was the son of Sir William Thomas, 2nd Baronet, and he succeeded to his father's baronetcy in 1777.
In 1780 he create Dale Park near Madehurst by buying up separate pieces of land and joining them together into an estate. He married Sophia Montagu, daughter of Admiral John Montagu and Sophia Wroughton, on 20 December 1782. The lived in Madehurst Lodge during the 1780s whilst their new house was constructed by the architect Joseph Bonomi. The house is thought to have still been under construction in 1791.[2]
He sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain as the Member of Parliament for Arundel between 1790 and 1797.
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References
- "Leigh Rayment". Leigh Rayment. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
- Dale House, Madehurst, Parks and Gardens, Retrieved 16 April 2017
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Fitzherbert Richard Beckford |
Member of Parliament for Arundel 1790–1797 With: Henry Thomas Howard 1790–1795 Sir Thomas Gascoigne 1795–1796 James Greene 1796–1797 |
Succeeded by James Greene Nisbet Balfour |
| Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by William Thomas |
Baronet (of Yapton) 1777–1815 |
Succeeded by William Thomas |
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