Thomas Gleadowe-Newcomen, 2nd Viscount Newcomen (18 September 1776 – 15 January 1825), known as The Honourable Sir Thomas Gleadowe-Newcomen, Bt, between 1807 and 1817, was an Irish politician.
Gleadowe-Newcomen was the son of Sir William Gleadowe-Newcomen, 1st Baronet, by Charlotte, only child and heiress of Edward Newcomen, of Carrickglass, County Longford, grandson of Sir Robert Newcomen, 6th Baronet, of Kenagh (see Newcomen Baronets). Charlotte had been created Baroness Newcomen in 1800 and Viscountess Newcomen in 1802, in honour of her husband as well as in recognition of the large estates she had inherited through her father.[1]
Gleadowe-Newcomen succeeded his father as a Knight of the Shire for County Longford in 1802, a seat he held until 1806.[2] He succeeded his father as second Baronet and his mother as second Viscount Newcomen in 1817. However, as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to a seat in the House of Lords.
Lord Newcomen died in January 1825, aged 48, when all his titles became extinct. He inherited Newcomen Bank (now used as a Rates office on Lord Edward Street in Dublin, next to City Hall) but after a banking failure which ruined his own family and many clients in the 1820s he shot himself in his office.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Thomas Fetherston, Bt Sir William Gleadowe-Newcomen, Bt |
Member of Parliament for County Longford 1802–1806 With: Sir Thomas Fetherston, Bt |
Succeeded by Sir Thomas Fetherston, Bt Viscount Forbes |
| Baronetage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by William Gleadowe-Newcomen |
Baronet (of Carrickglass) 1807–1825 |
Extinct |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Charlotte Gleadowe-Newcomen |
Viscount Newcomen 1817–1825 |
Extinct |