Wilbraham Tollemache, 6th Earl of Dysart FRS (21 October 1739 – 9 March 1821), known from 1739 to 1799 as Hon. Wilbraham Tollemache, was a British politician, a younger son of Lionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of Dysart.
Tollemache originally served in the Royal Navy, and then in the British Army, retiring in 1775 as a major in the 6th Regiment of Foot. He first entered the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Northampton in 1771. On 4 February 1773, he married Anna Maria Lewis, but had no children. He continued to sit for Northampton until 1780, and then represented Liskeard until 1784. He was High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1785, and later High Steward of Ipswich, like his elder brother.
He inherited the earldom and the accompanying estates from his childless elder brother, Lionel, in 1799. Wilbraham carried out a program of improvements at Ham House, including the creation of the Yellow Satin Bedroom, and was also a patron of Reynolds and Gainsborough.
Dysart died without children. The Tollemache baronetcy became extinct upon his death, while the Earldom of Dysart passed to his sister Louisa.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir George Brydges Rodney Thomas Howe |
Member of Parliament for Northampton with Sir George Brydges Rodney 1771–1774 Sir George Robinson, Bt 1774–1780 1771–1780 |
Succeeded by Viscount Althorp George Rodney |
| Preceded by Samuel Salt Edward Gibbon |
Member of Parliament for Liskeard with Samuel Salt 1780–1784 |
Succeeded by Edward James Eliot John Eliot |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Willis |
High Sheriff of Cheshire 1785 |
Succeeded by Henry Cornwall Legh |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by Lionel Tollemache |
Earl of Dysart 1799–1821 |
Succeeded by Louisa Tollemache |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by Lionel Tollemache |
Baronet (of Helmingham) 1799–1821 |
Extinct |