Thomas Gladstone
| Sir Thomas Gladstone Bt | |
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| Member of Parliament for Ipswich | |
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In office June 1842 – August 1842 | |
| Preceded by | George Rennie |
| Succeeded by | Sackville Walter Lane-Fox |
| Member of Parliament for Leicester | |
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In office 1835 – 1837 | |
| Preceded by | William Evans |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Easthope |
| Member of Parliament for Portarlington | |
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In office 1832 – 1835 | |
| Preceded by | Sir William Rae |
| Succeeded by | George Dawson-Damer |
| Member of Parliament for Queenborough | |
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In office December 1830 – 1831 | |
| Preceded by | Philip Charles Durham |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Colquhoun Grant |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
25 July 1804 Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
| Died |
20 March 1889 (aged 84) Fasque House, Kincardineshire, Scotland |
| Resting place | St Andrew's Chapel, Kincardineshire, Scotland |
| Political party | Tory / Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Louisa Fellows (m. 1835-1889) |
| Children | Sir John Gladstone, 3rd Baronet |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Religion | Church of England |
Sir Thomas Gladstone, 2nd Baronet (25 July 1804 – 20 March 1889)[1] was a Tory (later Conservative) politician in the United Kingdom.
He attended Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Queenborough from 1830 to 1831,[2] for Portarlington from 1832 to 1835,[3] for Leicester from 1835 to 1837,[4] and (briefly) for Ipswich 1842.[1] He was Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire from 1876 until his death in 1889.
An elder brother of the Liberal Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone, he was born in Liverpool, the eldest son (and second child) of the wealthy Scottish businessman John Gladstone and his second wife Anne MacKenzie Robertson.[5]
He married, in 1835, Louisa Fellows, the daughter of Robert Fellows, of Shottisham park, Norfolk. Lady Gladstone died at Fasque House, Kincardine 3 May 1901.[6]
References
- 1 2 Historical list of MPs: I
- ↑ Historical list of MPs: Q
- ↑ Historical list of MPs: P (part 2)
- ↑ Historical list of MPs: L (part 2)
- ↑ Sir John Gladstone in the Dictionary of National Biography
- ↑ "Obituaries" The Times (London). Saturday, 4 May 1901. (36446), p. 13.
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External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Thomas Gladstone
- Portraits of Sir Thomas Gladstone, 2nd Bt at the National Portrait Gallery, London
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by William Holmes The Lord Downes of Aghanville |
Member of Parliament for Queenborough 1830–1831 With: Sir Philip Durham |
Succeeded by John Capel Sir John Colquhoun Grant |
| Preceded by Sir William Rae |
Member of Parliament for Portarlington 1832 – 1835 |
Succeeded by George Dawson-Damer |
| Preceded by Wynne Ellis William Evans |
Member of Parliament for Leicester 1835–1837 With: Edward Goulburn |
Succeeded by Samuel Duckworth Sir John Easthope |
| Preceded by George Rennie Rigby Wason |
Member of Parliament for Ipswich 1842 With: John Cuffe |
Succeeded by John Neilson Gladstone Sackville Walter Lane-Fox |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by Sir James Burnett, Bt |
Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire 1876–1889 |
Succeeded by Sir Alexander Baird, Bt |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by John Gladstone |
Baronet (of Fasque) 1851–1889 |
Succeeded by Sir John Gladstone, 3rd Baronet |