Paul Thompson, 1st Baron Wenlock
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Paul Beilby Lawley Thompson, 1st Baron Wenlock (1 July 1784 – 9 May 1852), born Paul Beilby Lawley, was an English nobleman and Whig politician, the youngest son of Sir Robert Lawley, 5th Baronet and Jane Thompson.
In 1820, he inherited the estate of Escrick in Yorkshire from his uncle, Richard Thompson, and changed his name to Paul Beilby Thompson. He entered parliament for Wenlock, in Shropshire in 1828, and retained the seat until 1832. He then stood for the East Riding of Yorkshire, and was member there until 1837. In 1839, he was created Baron Wenlock, a title previously held by his eldest brother Robert, who died without issue. Upon ennoblement, he was given a Royal License to change his name to Paul Beilby Lawley Thompson, and allow his heirs to carry only the Lawley surname.[1]
He married Caroline Neville (d. 1868), daughter of Richard Griffin, 2nd Baron Braybrooke, by whom he had five children:[2]
- Beilby Richard Lawley, 2nd Baron Wenlock (1818–1880)
- Robert Neville Lawley (30 August 1819 – 1 November 1891), captain in the 2nd Life Guards and later military historian, married Georgina Emily Somerset, daughter of Lord Edward Somerset, and died without issue
- Rev. Stephen Willoughby Lawley (1823 – c. 1901), rector at Escrick 1848–1868 and sub-dean of York 1852–1862.[3]
- Francis Charles Lawley (1825–1901), journalist and politician
- Jane Lawley (d. February 4, 1900), married on 6 May 1846 James Archibald Stuart-Wortley
[edit] References
- ^ Forbes-Adam (Thompson/Lawley) family, Barons Wenlock, of Escrick and Skipwith. Retrieved on 2006-10-06.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1874). Pedigrees of the County Families of Yorkshire.
- ^ Lawley, Stephen Willoughby. Retrieved on 2006-10-06.
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Francis Forester William Lacon Childe |
Member for Wenlock with John Weld-Forester 1826–1828 George Weld-Forester 1828–1832 1826–1832 |
Succeeded by George Weld-Forester James Milnes Gaskell |
| Preceded by Constituency created |
Member for the East Riding of Yorkshire with Richard Bethell 1832–1837 |
Succeeded by Richard Bethell Henry Broadley |
| Honorary Titles | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Carlisle |
Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire 1840–1847 |
Succeeded by Viscount Morpeth |
| Titles of Nobility | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Baron Wenlock 1839–1852 |
Succeeded by Beilby Lawley |
| Preceded by Francis Lawley |
Baronet (of Spoonhill) 1851–1852 |
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