Charles Thellusson (2 February 1770 – 2 November 1815), was a British merchant, banker and politician.

Early life

Thellusson was born on 2 February 1770. He was the third son of

Peter Thellusson Peter eThellusson (27 June 1735 — 21 July 1797) was a Genevan businessman and banker who settled in London, and became a British subject in 1762. He amassed a fortune through commerce and, when he died in 1797, he owned more than 4,000 acres of ...

, a wealthy

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merchant, and his wife Ann Woodford, daughter of Matthew Woodford.Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, Among his siblings were

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, and

George Woodford Thellusson George Woodford Thellusson (2 March 1764 – 30 December 1811), was a British merchant, banker and politician. Early life Thelluson was born on 2 March 1764. He was the second son of Peter Thellusson, a wealthy London merchant, and his wife Ann W ...

, MP for

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, and

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. Like his elder brother, he was educated at

Harrow School (The Faithful Dispensation of the Gifts of God) , established = (Royal Charter) , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding school , religion = Church of E ...

in 1785.

Career

Thellusson was a signatory to the London Merchants' Declaration of Loyalty, in 1795. He became Member of Parliament for

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at the

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and was re-elected in 1802.

Personal life

On 15 January 1795, Thellusson married Sabine Robarts (1775–1814), the eldest daughter of Abraham Robarts, MP for

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. She was also the niece of

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(Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003: volume 3, page 3317; volume 1, page 1449. Thellusson died on 2 November 1815.

References

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