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Thomas Chudleigh (diplomat)
Thomas Chudleigh may refer to: *Sir Thomas Chudleigh, 5th Baronet (died 1741), of the Chudleigh baronets * Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1630 – 1673), English politician *Thomas Clifford, 14th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh Thomas Hugh Clifford, 14th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, (born 17 March 1948), is a British hereditary peer and former British Army officer. Background He is the first son of the late Colonel The Right Hon. Lewis Hugh Clifford, 13th Baron Clif ... (born 1948), British baron See also * Chudleigh (other) {{hndis, Chudleigh, Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chudleigh Baronets
The Chudleigh Baronetcy, of Ashton in the County of Devon, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 1 August 1622 for George Chudleigh (d.1656), Member of Parliament for St Michael's, East Looe, Lostwithiel and Tiverton. The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1745. John Chudleigh (born 1606), the elder son of the 1st Baronet predeceased his father, having served as Member of Parliament for East Looe in 1626. Mary Chudleigh, 2nd daughter of the 1st Baronet, married Colonel Hugh Clifford and was the mother of Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, elevated to the peerage in 1672. The wife of the 3rd Baronet was the notable poet Mary, Lady Chudleigh (1656-1710). Elizabeth Chudleigh (1720-1788), the daughter of Colonel Thomas Chudleigh, younger son of the 3rd Baronet, was the wife of Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol (1724-1779) and the bigamous wife of Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull (1711-1773), who b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford Of Chudleigh
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1 August 1630 – 17 October 1673) was an English statesman who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1672 when he was created Baron Clifford. Background Clifford was born in Ugbrooke, the son of Hugh Clifford of Chudleigh, Devon, and his wife Mary Chudleigh, daughter of Sir George Chudleigh, 1st Baronet. He was baptised on 4 August 1630 at Ugbrooke. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford in 1647 and entered Middle Temple in 1648. His aunt, Sabina Clifford, married Matthew Hals (or (Halse) of Kenendon. Their daughter, Anne, married Rev John Tindal and was the mother of Dr Matthew Tindal, the eminent deist and author of ''Christianity as Old as the Creation''. Political and public life In April 1660, Clifford was elected Member of Parliament for Totnes in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Totnes in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament. He distinguished himself in naval battles, and was knighted. During th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Clifford, 14th Baron Clifford Of Chudleigh
Thomas Hugh Clifford, 14th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, (born 17 March 1948), is a British hereditary peer and former British Army officer. Background He is the first son of the late Colonel The Right Hon. Lewis Hugh Clifford, 13th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, and The Honourable Katharine Vavasseur Fisher. Through his mother he is a great-grandson of Admiral of the Fleet John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher. He was educated at Downside School. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Devon in 1998. Succession On his father's death in 1988 he succeeded him as Baron Clifford of Chudleigh. Marriages and issue He has married twice. First: to Suzanne Austin on 15 December 1980. A daughter and two sons: #The Hon. Georgina Apollonia Clifford. #The Hon. Alexander Thomas Hugh Clifford. #The Hon. Edward George Clifford. This marriage ended by process of divorce in 1992. Second: to Clarissa Goodall on 21 November 1994. No children. He is the Honorary Colonel of the Royal Devon Yeomanry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
