John Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret
The Lord Carteret | |
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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 Hawnes Place, Bedfordshire | (aged 76)
Nationality | British |
Spouse(s) | Mary Anne Master (m. 1801) |
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
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]
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.
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Marriage[]
In 1801 Lord Carteret married Mary Anne Master (died February 1863), daughter of Thomas Master. They had no children.
Death and 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.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- ^ "leighrayment.com". Archived from the original on 17 November 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2009.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- ^ 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
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