Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath
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The Most Honourable The Marquess of Bath KG |
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Secretary of State for the Northern Department | |
In office 7 March 1779 – 27 October 1779 |
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Monarch | George III |
Prime Minister | Lord North |
Preceded by | The Earl of Suffolk |
Succeeded by | The Viscount Stormont |
In office 20 January 1768 – 21 October 1768 |
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Monarch | George III |
Prime Minister | The Earl of Chatham The Duke of Grafton |
Preceded by | Henry Seymour Conway |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Rochford |
Secretary of State for the Southern Department | |
In office 9 November 1775 – 24 November 1779 |
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Monarch | George III |
Prime Minister | Lord North |
Preceded by | The Earl of Rochford |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Hillsborough |
In office 21 October 1768 – 12 December 1770 |
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Monarch | George III |
Prime Minister | The Duke of Grafton Lord North |
Preceded by | The Earl of Shelburne |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Rochford |
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | |
In office 5 June 1765 – 7 August 1765 |
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Monarch | George III |
Preceded by | The Earl of Northumberland |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Hertford |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Thynne 13 September 1734 |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. St George Hanover Square Westminster, Middlesex Great Britain |
Political party | Tory |
Spouse(s) | Lady Elizabeth Bentinck (m. 1759) |
Children | Six |
Residence | Longleat |
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
Occupation | Politician |
Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath KG (1734–1796) was a British politician who held office under George III serving as Southern Secretary, Northern Secretary and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Between 1751 and 1789 he was known as The Viscount Weymouth. He is often best known for his role in the Falklands Crisis of 1770.
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Family and Early life
He was the elder son of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth (1710—1751), and the great-grandnephew of Thomas Thynne (c. 1640–1714), who was created Baron Thynne and Viscount Weymouth in 1682. [1]
His mother was Louisa (d. 1736), daughter of John Carteret, 1st Earl Granville, and a descendant of the family of Granville who held the earldom of Bath from 1661 to 1711. The Thynnes are descended from Sir John Thynne, the builder of Longleat, the splendid seat of the family in Wiltshire. Sir John owed his wealth and position to the favour of his master, the protector Somerset; he was comptroller of the household of the Lady Elizabeth, and was a person of some importance after that princess became queen. Another famous member of this family was Thomas Thynne (1648–1682), called on account of his wealth "Tom of Ten Thousand." He is celebrated by Dryden as Issachar in Absalom and Achitophel, and was murdered in London by some Swedes in February 1682.[1]
Political career
Born on 13 September 1734, Thomas Thynne succeeded his father as 3rd Viscount Weymouth in January 1751 and was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland for a short time during 1765, although he never visited that country. Having, however, become prominent in British politics, he was appointed Secretary of State for the Northern Department in January 1768; he acted with great promptitude during the unrest caused by John Wilkes and the Middlesex election of 1768. He was then attacked and libeled by Wilkes, who was consequently expelled from the House of Commons.[1]
Falklands Crisis
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Before the close of 1768 he was transferred from the northern to the southern department, but he resigned in December 1770 in the midst of the dispute with Spain over the possession of the Falkland Islands.[1]
American War of Independence
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In November 1775 Weymouth returned to his former office of secretary for the southern department, undertaking in addition the duties attached to the northern department for a few months in 1779, but he resigned both positions in the autumn of that year.[1]
Later life
In 1789 he was created Marquess of Bath. He died in November 1796. Weymouth was a man of considerable ability, especially as a speaker. According to more modern standards, his habits were very coarse, resembling those of his friend and frequent companion Charles James Fox. Horace Walpole refers frequently to his idleness and his drunkenness, and in early life at least "his great fortune he had damaged: by such profuse play, that his house was often full of bailiffs." He married Elizabeth (died 1825), daughter of William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland, by whom he had three sons and three daughters.[1]
He was High Steward of the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield from 1781 until his death.
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Political offices | ||
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Preceded by | Master of the Horse to Queen Charlotte 1763–1765 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven |
Preceded by | Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1765 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Hertford |
Preceded by | Secretary of State for the Northern Department 1768 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Rochford |
Preceded by | Secretary of State for the Southern Department 1768–1770 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Rochford |
Preceded by | Secretary of State for the Southern Department 1775–1779 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Hillsborough |
Preceded by | Secretary of State for the Northern Department 1779 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Stormont |
Court offices | ||
Preceded by | Groom of the Stole 1782–1796 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Roxburghe |
Honorary titles | ||
Preceded by | High Steward of Sutton Coldfield 1781–1796 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Aylesford |
Titles of nobility | ||
New creation | Marquess of Bath 1789–1796 |
Succeeded by Thomas Thynne |
Preceded by | Viscount Weymouth 1751–1796 |
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