Thomas Tyrwhitt Jones

Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt Jones, Bt
Portrait of Sir Thomas Jones, Bt from the Welsh Portrait Collection at the National Library of Wales
Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury
In office
1807–1811
Serving with Hon. William Hill
Preceded byHon. Henry Grey Bennet
Hon. William Hill
Succeeded byHon. William Hill
Hon. Henry Grey Bennet
Member of Parliament for Athlone
In office
1803–1806
Preceded byWilliam Handcock
Succeeded byGeorge Tierney
Member of Parliament for Denbigh
In office
1801–1802
Preceded byParliament of Great Britain
Succeeded byHon. Frederick West
In office
1797–1800
Preceded byRichard Myddelton
Succeeded byParliament of the United Kingdom
Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
In office
1790–1791
Preceded byWelbore Ellis
John Purling
Sir Thomas Rumbold
Gabriel Steward
Succeeded bySir James Murray
Richard Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone
Andrew Stuart
Sir James Johnstone
Personal details
Born
Thomas Tyrwhitt

(1765-09-01)1 September 1765
Died26 November 1811(1811-11-26) (aged 46)
Clarence Lodge, Roehampton
RelationsPeniston Booth (grandfather)
Parent(s)John Tyrwhitt
Katherine Booth
EducationWinchester College
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt Jones, 1st Baronet FRS (1 September 1765 – 26 November 1811)[1] of Stanley Hall, Shropshire, was a British politician.

Early life

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Stanley Hall, Shropshire, 1818

Tyrwhitt was born on 1 September 1765. He was the eldest son of Captain John Tyrwhitt, RN, of Netherclay House, Bishop's Hull, Somerset, and the former Katherine Booth, daughter and heiress of the Very Rev. Peniston Booth, Dean of Windsor and Katherine (née Jones) Booth (a daughter of the Revd Canon Edward Jones).[2] Among his siblings was Richard Tyrwhitt, a barrister who married Elizabeth Lipyeatt.[3]

He was educated at Winchester and Christ Church, Oxford. He succeeded his cousin Sir Thomas Jones in 1782, adopting the additional surname of Jones in 1790.[2]

Career

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He was the Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis from 1790 to June 1791. Jones subsequently represented several other constituencies. He was MP for Denbigh Boroughs from January 1797 to 1802; Athlone from 22 August 1803 to 1806; and Shrewsbury from 1807 to 26 November 1811. He was created a baronet on 3 October 1808.[2]

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1800.[4]

Personal life

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He married Harriet Rebecca, the daughter of Edward Williams of Eaton Mascott, Shropshire, with whom he had three sons and two daughters,[2] including:[3]

He died on 26 November 1811 at his residence, Clarence Lodge near Roehampton, now in south-west London. He was succeeded by Sir Thomas John Tyrwhitt Jones, 2nd Baronet, MP for Bridgnorth and High Sheriff of Shropshire for 1816–1817.

Descendants

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Through his son Thomas, he was a grandfather of Sir Henry Tyrwhitt, 3rd Baronet, a Lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade who married Emma Harriet Wilson, suo jure Baroness Berners.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "House of Commons". Leigh Rayment. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b c d Thorne, R. G. "JONES, Thomas (1765-1811), of Stanley Hall, Salop". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, page 355.
  4. ^ "Fellow Details". Royal Society. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Jack Mytton". Bye-gones Relating to Wales and the Border Counties: 294. February 1900. hdl:10107/2099670.
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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
1790–1791
With: Sir James Murray
Richard Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone
Andrew Stuart
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Denbigh
1797–1800
Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Parliament of Great Britain
Member of Parliament for Denbigh
18011802
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Athlone
1803–1806
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury
1807–1811
With: Hon. William Hill
Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Stanley Hall)
1808–1811
Succeeded by