Thomas Foley, 3rd Baron Foley
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Thomas Foley, 3rd Baron Foley PC (22 December 1780-16 April 1833), was a British peer and Whig politician.
Foley was the son of Thomas Foley, 2nd Baron Foley, and Henrietta Stanhope. He succeeded as third Baron Foley on the death of his father in 1793 and was able to take his seat in the House of Lords on his 21st birthday in 1801. When the Whigs came to power under Lord Grey in 1830, Foley was appointed Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (government chief whip in the House of Lords), a post he held until his early death in 1833. In 1830 he was admitted to the Privy Council. Apart from his political career he was also Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire between 1831 and 1833.
Lord Foley married Cecilia Olivia Geraldine FitzGerald, daughter of William Robert FitzGerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster, in 1806. He died in April 1833, aged 52, and was succeeded in the barony by his son Thomas Henry Foley, who also succeeded him as chief whip in the Whig government. Lady Foley died in 1863.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Viscount Hereford |
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms 1830–1833 |
Succeeded by The Lord Foley |
| Honorary Titles | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Coventry |
Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire 1831–1833 |
Succeeded by The Lord Lyttelton |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Foley |
Baron Foley | Succeeded by Thomas Henry Foley |
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- www.thepeerage.com
