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Sir Thomas Stepney, 5th Baronet (c.1668 – 1745) was a Welsh landowner and politician who sat in the 
Stepney was the only son of Sir John Stepney, 4th Baronet of Prendergast, Pembrokeshire, and his wife Justina Van Dyck, daughter of
/ref> She was co-heiress of a branch of the Vaughan family of Golden Grove, who had been MPs for
/ref> Stepney was returned unopposed as
House of Commons
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from 1717 to 1722.
Stepney was the only son of Sir John Stepney, 4th Baronet of Prendergast, Pembrokeshire, and his wife Justina Van Dyck, daughter of Sir Anthony van Dyck
Sir Anthony van Dyck (, many variant spellings; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Duchy of Brabant, Brabantian Flemish Baroque painting, Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Sou ...
the artist. He succeeded to baronetcy
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on the death of his father in 1681. In 1691, he married Margaret Vaughan, daughter of John Vaughan of Llanelli.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage, Volume 1'' 1900/ref> She was co-heiress of a branch of the Vaughan family of Golden Grove, who had been MPs for
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire ( cy, Sir Gaerfyrddin; or informally ') is a county in the south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. The county is known as ...
during the seventeenth century. He was High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Pembrokeshire. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilitie ...
in the year 1696 to 1697, and was Colonel
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In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...
of the Pembrokeshire Militia
The Pembrokeshire Militia, later the Royal Pembroke Rifles, was an auxiliary regiment reorganised from earlier precursor units in the Welsh county of Pembrokeshire during the 18th Century. Primarily intended for home defence, it served in Britai ...
in 1697. pp. 214–5.] In 1714 he decided to build Llanelly House
Llanelly House (also spelled Llanelli House) is one of the most notable historic properties in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales—an excellent example of an early-18th-century Georgian town house. It had been described as "the most outstanding d ...
a town house in Llanelli
Llanelli ("St Elli's Parish"; ) is a market town and the largest community in Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed, Wales. It is located on the Loughor estuary north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. ...
.BBC Llanelly House: a perfect example of a Georgian town house/ref> Stepney was returned unopposed as
Member of Parliament
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for Carmarthenshire at a by-election on 23 May 1717. He did not stand again at the 1722 general election or subsequently.
Stepney died at the beginning of 1745 and was buried at Llanelli on 19 January 1745, aged 76. He left a son, John, who succeeded him in the baronetcy and two daughters.
Llanelly House passed out of the family in time, but in 2011 work was begun to restore the building which is now open to the public.
References
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