| The Most Honourable The Marquess of Bath KG, CB, PC, JP |
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| "Frome". Lord Bath as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, April 1896. | |
| Under-Secretary of State for India | |
| In office 20 January 1905 – 4 December 1905 |
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| Monarch | Edward VII |
| Prime Minister | Arthur Balfour |
| Preceded by | Earl Percy |
| Succeeded by | John Ellis |
| Master of the Horse | |
| In office 20 November 1922 – 22 January 1924 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | Andrew Bonar Law Stanley Baldwin |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Chesterfield |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Granard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1862 The Stable Yard, St James's, London |
| Died | 9 June 1946 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Violet Mordaunt (1869–1928) |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Thomas Henry Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath KG, CB, PC, JP (15 July 1862 – 9 June 1946), styled Viscount Weymouth until 1896, was a British landowner and Conservative politician. He held ministerial office as Under-Secretary of State for India in 1905 and Master of the Horse between 1922 and 1924. He was also involved in local politics and served as Chairman of Wiltshire County Council between 1906 and his death in 1946.
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Known by the courtesy title Viscount Weymouth from birth, he was born at The Stable Yard, St James's, London, the eldest son of John Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath, by the Honourable Frances Isabella Catherine Vesey, daughter of Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci. He was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford,[1] graduating in 1886 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) and in 1888 with a Master of Arts (MA) degree.[2]
Lord Weymouth sat as Member of Parliament for Frome between 1886 and 1892 and from 1895 to 1896, when he succeeded his father in the marquessate and entered the House of Lords.[1][3] He served under Arthur Balfour as Under-Secretary of State for India between January and December 1905. He was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Somerset in 1904 and Chairman of Wiltshire County Council in 1906, and held both posts simultaneously until his death in 1946.[1]
Lord Bath was made a Knight of the Garter in 1917.[4] He returned to the government in 1922, when Andrew Bonar Law appointed him Master of the Horse.[5] He was sworn of the Privy Council at the same time.[6] He continued in this office until the Conservative government fell in January 1924, the last year under the premiership of Stanley Baldwin.[1]
Lord Bath was also a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry and an Honorary Colonel of that regiment and of the 4th Battalion of the Somerset Light Infantry. In 1937 he was appointed Pro-Chancellor of Bristol University.[1]
On 19 April 1890, Lord Bath married Violet Caroline Mordaunt, daughter of Harriet, Lady Mordaunt, who at the time of her birth had been the wife of Sir Charles Mordaunt, 10th Baronet, but the child was said to be the illegitimate daughter of Viscount Cole, who was later corespondent in a divorce action.[7] They had five children:
The Marchioness of Bath died in May 1928, aged 59. Lord Bath remained a widower until his death in June 1946, aged 83. He was succeeded by his second and only surviving son, Henry.[1]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Lawrence James Baker |
Member of Parliament for Frome 1886–1892 |
Succeeded by John Barlow |
| Preceded by John Barlow |
Member of Parliament for Frome 1895–1896 |
Succeeded by John Barlow |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Earl Percy |
Under-Secretary of State for India January–December 1905 |
Succeeded by John Ellis |
| Preceded by The Earl of Chesterfield |
Master of the Horse 1922–1923 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Granard |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Cork |
Lord Lieutenant of Somerset 1904–1946 |
Succeeded by Sir James Somerville |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by John Thynne |
Marquess of Bath 1896–1946 |
Succeeded by Henry Thynne |