Sir Thomas Clarges, 3rd Baronet

Sir Thomas Clarges, 3rd Baronet (1751–1782) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1780 to 1782.

Clarges was the son of Thomas Clarges of Aston, Hertfordshire and his wife Anne Shute of John Shute, 1st Viscount Barrington and was born on 4 October 1751. He succeeded his grandfather Sir Thomas Clarges, 2nd Baronet in the baronetcy on 19 February 1759. He was educated Eton College in 1765 and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1770.[1] He married Louisa Skrine, daughter of William Skrine on 20 October 1777.[2]

Clarges was elected Member of Parliament for Lincoln at the 1780 general election and held the seat until his death on 23 December 1782.[2]

References

  1. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Clarges, Sir Thomas, Bart." . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co via Wikisource.
  2. "CLARGES, Sir Thomas, 3rd Bt. (1751-82), of Aston, Herts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Robert Vyner
Viscount Lumley
Member of Parliament for Lincoln
1780 – 1783
With: Robert Vyner
Succeeded by
Robert Vyner
John Fenton-Cawthorne
Baronetage of England
Preceded by
Sir Thomas Clarges, 2nd Baronet
Baronet
(of St Martin's in the Fields)
1751-1782
Succeeded by
Sir Thomas Clarges, 4th Baronet


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.