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Sir Thomas Clavering, 7th Baronet (19 June 1719 – 14 October 1794) was a British landowner and Member of Parliament.
He was the son of Sir James Clavering, 6th Baronet and succeeded to the Baronetcy of Axwell and to the family estates on the death of his father in 1748.
He was 
Prior to his succession he lived at Greencroft Hall,
Member of Parliament
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for St Mawes 1753–1754, and for Shaftesbury
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1754–60 (where he paid £2000 to secure the seat). He resigned his seat at Shaftesbury in December 1760 to fight a by-election for County Durham; he lost that election and the general election of 1761,Note 7, Page 210, Lewis Namier
Sir Lewis Bernstein Namier (; 27 June 1888 – 19 August 1960) was a British historian of Polish-Jewish background. His best-known works were ''The Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III'' (1929), ''England in the Age of the Ameri ...
, ''The Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III
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'' (2nd edition – London: St Martin's Press, 1957) but was elected for the constituency at the third attempt in 1768 and continued to represent it until 1790.
Prior to his succession he lived at Greencroft Hall, Greencroft
Greencroft is a village in County Durham, England. The population of the civil parish (which doesn't include the village) taken at the 2011 census was 171. It is situated between Lanchester and Annfield Plain.
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, Durham, a spacious mansion built by his grandfather James Clavering (1647–1721) in the late 17th century. In 1758, he replaced his father's old house Axwell House
Axwell House (also Axwell Hall or Axwell Park) is a mansion house and Grade II* listed building, situated at Axwell Park, Blaydon, Tyne and Wear, England.
The house and surrounding estate were developed in 1758 and owned by the Clavering barone ...
, near Blaydon on Tyne
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, with a new mansion house in Palladian style
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.
He had substantial mining interests including collieries at Beckley and Andrews House which between 1726 and 1747 were leased out to the Grand Allies partnership.
His marriage was childless and he was succeeded by his nephew, the future Sir Thomas Clavering, 8th Baronet (son of his brother George Clavering (1719–1794) of Greencroft).
Another brother was Lieutenant General
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Sir John Clavering (1722–1777) who was Commander-in-Chief, India 1774–1777.
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