| The Right Honourable Thomas H. Sotheron-Estcourt PC, DL, JP |
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| Home Secretary | |
| In office 3 March 1859 – 18 June 1859 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby |
| Preceded by | Spencer Horatio Walpole |
| Succeeded by | Sir George Cornewall Lewis, Bt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 April 1801 |
| Died | 6 January 1876 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Lucy Sarah Sotheron (d. 1870) |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
Thomas Henry Sutton Sotheron-Estcourt PC DL JP (4 April 1801 – 6 January 1876), known as Thomas Bucknall-Estcourt until 1839 and as Thomas Sotheron from 1839 to 1855, was a British Conservative politician.
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Sotheron-Estcourt was the eldest son of Thomas Bucknall-Estcourt, Member of Parliament (MP) for Devizes and Oxford University, son of Thomas Estcourt, Member of Parliament for Cricklade. His mother was Eleanor, daughter of James Sutton. He was educated at Harrow and Oriel College, Oxford.
Estcourt was elected to Parliament as MP for Marlborough in 1829. He was elected to parliament again in 1835 as MP for Devizes, switched to North Wiltshire in 1844, and continued in the Commons until 1865. Sotheron resumed the name Estcourt in 1855, and entered Lord Derby's second government in 1858 as President of the Poor Law Board. The next year, he became Home Secretary, but the government soon fell. He had been sworn of the Privy Council in 1858.
Sotheron-Estcourt married Lucy Sarah, daughter of Admiral Frank Sotheron, in 1830. In 1839 he assumed by Royal license the surname of Sotheron in lieu of his patronymic in order to inherit his father-in-law's property. However, in 1853 he resumed by Royal license the surname of Estcourt in addition to that of Sotheron. He retired from public life in 1863 after a paralytic seizure. He died in January 1876, aged 74. His wife had died in 1870. Sotheron-Estcourt's estates passed to his nephew George Bucknall-Estcourt, who assumed the surname of Sotheron-Estcourt and was created Baron Estcourt in 1903.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Lord Brudenell Earl Bruce |
Member of Parliament for Marlborough 1829–1832 With: Lord Brudenell 1829 William John Bankes 1829–1832 |
Succeeded by Lord Ernest Bruce Henry Bingham Baring |
| Preceded by Wadham Locke Sir Philip Charles Durham |
Member of Parliament for Devizes 1835–1844 With: Sir Philip Charles Durham 1835–1836 James Whitley Deans Dundas 1836–1838 George Heneage Walker Heneage 1838–1884 |
Succeeded by George Heneage Walker Heneage William Heald Ludlow Bruges |
| Preceded by Walter Long Sir Francis Burdett, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Wiltshire North 1844–1865 With: Walter Long |
Succeeded by Walter Long Lord Charles Bruce |
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| Preceded by Edward Pleydell Bouverie |
President of the Poor Law Board 1858–1859 |
Succeeded by Earl of March |
| Preceded by Spencer Horatio Walpole |
Secretary of State for the Home Department 1859 |
Succeeded by Sir George Lewis, Bt. |
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