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Tomline
Tomline is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * "Colonel" George Tomline (1813–1889), English politician *George Pretyman Tomline FRS (1750–1827), Bishop of Lincoln and then Bishop of Winchester *William Edward Tomline William Edward Pretyman Tomline Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (27 February 1787 – 28 May 1836) was an England, English Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament for several constituencies. He was the son of George Pretyman ... FRS (1787–1836), English politician and Member of Parliament {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Pretyman Tomline
:''In this name, the family name is'' Pretyman (before 1803)'', ''Pretyman Tomline (from 1803)'', but commonly called ''Tomline'' thereafter.'' Sir George Pretyman Tomline, 5th Baronet (born George Pretyman; 9 October 1750 – 14 November 1827) was an England, English clergyman, theologian, Bishop of Lincoln and then Bishop of Winchester, and confidant of William Pitt the Younger. He was an opponent of Catholic emancipation. Early life He was born George Pretyman in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk to a family claiming to have been influential in the region as far back as the fourteenth century. His father, also George Pretyman (1722–1810) was a landowner and wool merchant. His mother, George's wife, was Susan ''née'' Hubbard (1720/1721–1807). Pretyman attended King Edward VI School (Bury St Edmunds), Bury St Edmunds Grammar School and then Pembroke College, Cambridge, graduation, graduating in 1772 as senior wrangler and Smith's prizewinner. He was elected a Fellow#Oxford, Cambrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
"Colonel" George Tomline
George Tomline (3 March 1813 – 25 August 1889), referred to as Colonel Tomline, was an English politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for various constituencies. He was the son of William Edward Tomline and grandson of George Pretyman Tomline. Life Tomline was baptised on 1 June 1813 at St. Margaret's, Westminster by his grandfather the Bishop of Lincoln. He was educated at Eton College, following which he made a Grand Tour in Europe mostly travelling in a gig. He succeeded to his father's estates, at Riby Grove, Lincolnshire, and Orwell Park, Suffolk, in 1836, and he also inherited through his mother, Frances (''nee'' Amler or Ambler), Ford Hall near Shrewsbury, Shropshire. He was Colonel of the Royal North Lincolnshire Militia.''Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological Society'', Series 4, Volume XII (1929-30). Article ''Shrewsbury Members of Parliament'' by Henry T. Weyman. He was Member of Parliament for: *Sudbury (1840–1841 - as Conservative); * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
