Sir Thomas Frankland, 3rd Baronet
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Sir Thomas Frankland, 3rd Baronet (c. 1685 – 17 April 1747), of Thirkelby in Yorkshire, was an English Member of Parliament.
He was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Frankland, 2nd Baronet, and succeeded to the baronetcy on 30 October 1726. He entered Parliament in 1708 as member for Harwich, and subsequently represented the family borough of Thirsk for more than thirty years until his death. From 1715 to 1722 he was Clerk of the Deliveries of the Ordnance, and from 1730 to 1742 served as one of the Lords of the Admiralty.
Frankland married twice. His first wife was Dinah Topham, daughter of Francis Topham of Agelthorpe, by whom he had two daughters:
- Elizabeth (d. 1742), who married John Trevor of Trevallyn and Plasteg
- Dinah, Countess of Lichfield (1719-1779), who married The 3rd Earl of Lichfield
His second wife was Sarah Moseley (d. 1783).
He having no sons, the baronetcy passed to his nephew, Charles, son of his brother Henry Frankland, Governor of Bengal.
Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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Preceded by Sir Thomas Davall John Ellis |
Member of Parliament for Harwich with Sir John Leake 1708 Kenrick Edisbury 1708-1713 Ralph Bell 1710-1711 1708–1713 |
Succeeded by Sir Thomas Davall Carew Harvey Mildmay |
Preceded by Ralph Bell Thomas Worsley |
Member of Parliament for Thirsk with Ralph Bell 1713-1717 Thomas Pitt 1717-1722 Sir William St Quintin 1722-1727 Thomas Robinson 1727-1734 Frederick Meinhardt Frankland 1734-1747 1713–1747 |
Succeeded by Frederick Meinhardt Frankland Thomas Frankland |
Baronetage of England | ||
Preceded by Thomas Frankland |
Baronet (of Thirkelby) 1726-1747 |
Succeeded by Charles Frankland |