Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt-Jones, 2nd Baronet

Sir Thomas John Tyrwhitt-Jones, 2nd Baronet (12 July 1793 – 5 October 1839) of Stanley Hall, Shropshire, was a British politician.

Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt-Jones, Bt
Member of Parliament for Bridgnorth
In office
1818–1820
Serving with Thomas Whitmore
Preceded byHon. Charles Jenkinson
Thomas Whitmore
Succeeded byWilliam Wolryche-Whitmore
Thomas Whitmore
High Sheriff of Shropshire
In office
1816–1817
Preceded byFrederic Farmer Taylor
Succeeded byWilliam Ormsby-Gore
Personal details
Born
Thomas Tyrwhitt-Jones

(1765-09-01)1 September 1765
Portland Place, Middlesex
Died26 November 1811(1811-11-26) (aged 46)
Stanley Hall, Shropshire
Political partyTory
Spouse
Eliza Walwyn Macnamara
(m. 1821; died 1839)
Children7
Parent(s)Thomas Tyrwhitt Jones
Harriet Rebecca Williams
EducationEton College
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford.

Early life

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Tyrwhitt-Jones was born on 12 July 1793 at Portland Place, Middlesex.[1] He was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt-Jones, 1st Baronet and Harriet Rebecca Williams (daughter of Edward Williams of Eaton Mascott, Shropshire).[2] His brother, Charles Tyrwhitt-Jones, married Emily Halliday (a granddaughter of the 3rd Earl of Aldborough),[3] and his sister, Harriet Emma, was the first wife of John Mytton[4]

His paternal grandparents were Capt. John Tyrwhitt, of the Royal Navy, of Netherclay House, Bishop's Hull, and the former Katherine Booth (only child and heiress of the Very Rev. Peniston Booth, Dean of Windsor).[3]

He was educated at Charles Lloyd's school at Peterley House, Great Missenden from 1802 to 1804 followed by Eton from 1805 to 1808. He attended Christ Church, Oxford.[2]

Career

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Upon the death of his father on 24 November 1811, Thomas succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Tyrwhitt-Jones, of Stanley Hall, Shropshire.[2] He served as High Sheriff of Shropshire from 1816 to 1817.[2]

In 1818 he was returned as a Tory for Bridgnorth, the borough closest to his residence, under the guidance of Isaac Hawkins Browne, a former Bridgnorth MP. He took a leave of absence for a month beginning in March 1819 and then retired in 1820, instead of facing a contested race.[2]

After his time in the House, he "devoted himself to the life of a benevolent country gentleman" and rebuilt his father's estate, Stanley Hall in the popular Tudor style.[2][5]

Personal life

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On 13 June 1821, Sir Thomas was married to Eliza Walwyn Macnamara, the youngest daughter of John Macnamara of Saint Kitts, West Indies. Together, they were the parents of four sons and three daughters, including:[2]

Sir Thomas died at Stanley Hall on 5 October 1839 and was buried in the Jones' vault at St. Alkmund's, Shrewsbury.[1] He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son, Henry.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tyrwhitt, Robert Philip (1858). Notices and remains of the family of Tyrwhitt [signed R.P.T.]. Corrected and repr. p. 72. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Thorne, R. G. "JONES, Sir Thomas John Tyrwhitt, 2nd Bt. (1793-1839), of Stanley Hall, nr. Bridgnorth, Salop". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g 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. ^ "Jack Mytton". Bye-gones Relating to Wales and the Border Counties: 294. February 1900. hdl:10107/2099670.
  5. ^ Williams, Gareth (2021). The Country Houses of Shropshire. Boydell & Brewer. pp. 591–592, 732. ISBN 978-1-78327-539-7. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Bridgnorth
1812–1818
With: Thomas Whitmore
Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baronet
(of Stanley Hall)
1811–1839
Succeeded by