Sir Thomas Sebright, 4th Baronet (1692–1736) of Beechwood Park was an English landowner and politician who sat in the

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from 1715 to 1736. Sebright was born on 11 May 1692, the eldest son of Sir Edward Sebright, 3rd Baronet of

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, Worcestershire and his wife Anne Saunders, daughter and coheiress of Thomas Saunders of Beechwood,

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. He succeeded his father in the

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on 15 December 1702. He matriculated at

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on 3 June 1705 In November 1718, he married Henrietta Dashwood, daughter of

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, MP and Lord Mayor of London. Sebright had inherited from his mother the Beechwood estate in Hertfordshire. He was elected

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for

at the 1715 general election. He was re-elected at the succeeding elections of 1722, 1727 and 1734. Sebright died on 12 April 1736. He was a notable book collector. He left two sons, of whom Thomas inherited the baronetcy.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sebright, Sir Thomas, 4th Baronet 1692 births 1736 deaths British MPs 1715–1722 British MPs 1722–1727 British MPs 1727–1734 British MPs 1734–1741 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Hertfordshire Baronets in the Baronetage of England