Henry Thynne (politician, 1675)

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Henry Thynne (born February 8, 1675 - December 20, 1708 in London ) was an English politician who was elected five times as a member of the House of Commons .

Origin and youth

Henry Thynne came from the English Thynne family . He was the eldest son of Thomas Thynne and Frances Finch, daughter of Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea . His father was raised to Viscount Weymouth in 1682 . After receiving training from private tutors supported by Anglican clergy like Thomas Ken , the temporary Bishop of Bath and Wells , Thynne went on a grand tour of the Netherlands, Germany and Italy in 1692 .

Political career

On June 10, 1695, while still a minor, he married Grace Strode, the daughter and heiress of the attorney Sir George Strode and Anne Wyndham, the heiress of the Leweston property. She brought an enormous dowry of £ 20,000 into the marriage. His father's attempt to have him run as a candidate for the Weobley constituency in the general election in 1695 failed, however. Also in the next election in January 1701 his application in Weobley failed, but thanks to the support of his father-in-law George Strode he was elected as a member of Weymouth . In the House of Commons, he quickly supported the Tories without attracting any further attention. When there was another general election in December 1701, Thynne ran successfully in both Tamworth and Milbourne Port and accepted the election for Tamworth. In the elections of 1702 and 1705, however, he was re-elected for Weymouth without playing a major political role. After 1705 his activity in the House of Commons decreased, but he was re-elected in May 1708.

With the death of his father-in-law in 1701, he had inherited his fortune and the Leweston property in Dorset . In 1707 he bought his own country estate in Corsham , Wiltshire . However, his obesity had made him ill for a long time and died at the age of 33 in his London townhouse in Soho Square. He was buried in the family vault at Longbridge Deverill .

Descendants and inheritance

He and his wife had two daughters:

Since he had died without male descendants and his younger brothers had already died, the descendants of his uncle Henry Frederick Thynne became the next heirs of Longleat and his father's title. His widow died on April 3, 1725.

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SURNAME Thynne, Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 8, 1675
DATE OF DEATH December 20, 1708
Place of death London