Thomas Graves, 2nd Baron Graves
Thomas North Graves, 2nd Baron Graves (28 May 1775 – 7 February 1830) was a British peer and Member of Parliament.
Graves was the son of Admiral Thomas Graves, 1st Baron Graves. He succeeded his father as second Baron Graves in 1802, but as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to an automatic seat in the House of Lords. He was instead elected to the House of Commons for Okehampton in 1812, a seat he held until 1818, and then represented Windsor from 1819 to 1820 and Milborne Port from 1820 to 1827, when he retired from the Commons to become one of His Majesty's Commissioners of Revenue of Excise. He was also a Lord of the Bedchamber and Comptroller of the Household to His Royal Highness Ernest Augustus, 1st Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale.
Lord Graves married Lady Mary Paget, daughter of Henry Bayly Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge, in 1803. They had eight children, two sons and six daughters. He committed suicide in February 1830, aged 54, after reports that his wife was having an affair with the Duke of Cumberland.[1] He was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Thomas. Lady Graves died in 1835.
Notes
- ↑ "March 1830". Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle C. January–June 1830. pp. 267–268.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Thorne, R.J. The House of Commons, 1790-1820, Volume 1. Boydell & Brewer, 1986. ISBN 0-436-52101-6
- Lundy, Darryl. "Title unknown". The Peerage.
- http://www.anatpro.com/index_files/Thomas_North_Graves.htm
- http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/graves-thomas-1775-1830
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Gwyllym Lloyd Wardle Albany Savile |
Member of Parliament for Okehampton 1812 – 1818 With: Albany Savile |
Succeeded by Albany Savile Christopher Savile |
| Preceded by Edward Disbrowe John Ramsbottom |
Member of Parliament for Windsor 1819 – 1820 With: John Ramsbottom |
Succeeded by John Ramsbottom Sir Herbert Taylor |
| Preceded by Sir Edward Paget Robert Matthew Casberd |
Member of Parliament for Milborne Port 1820 – 1827 With: Berkeley Thomas Paget 1820–1826 Arthur Chichester 1826–1827 |
Succeeded by Arthur Chichester John Henry North |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Graves |
Baron Graves | Succeeded by Thomas William Graves |