Sir Thomas Thornhill, 1st Baronet (26 March 1837 – 2 April 1900)
was a British
Conservative Party
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politician.
He was appointed
High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1860. He was elected to the
House of Commons as one of the two
members of parliament (MPs) for the
Western division of Suffolk
The Western Division of Suffolk was a two-member constituency to the Parliament of the United Kingdom established by the 1832 Reform Act and disestablished in 1885.
History
The seat was created under the Reform Act 1832 as one of two division ...
at a
by-election in October 1875, and held the seat until the constituency was abolished at the
1885 general election.
He was made a
baronet, of
Riddlesworth Hall
Riddlesworth Hall School is a former country house. It now serves as a boarding school. It is located in Riddlesworth, Norfolk, England.
History
It was acquired by Silvanus Bevan III (1743–1830) in 1792.
It later became the seat of the Compt ...
in the Parish of Riddlesworth in the County of Norfolk and of Pakenham Lodge in the Parish of
Pakenham, Suffolk, on 11 August 1885.
Family
Thornhill married Katherine Edith Isabella Hodgson, daughter of Richard Hodgson-Huntley, of Carham Hall,
Northumberland, by his wife Catherine Moneypenny Compton, daughter of Anthony Compton, of Carham Hall.
Lady Thornhill was in January 1902 granted permission to take the surname and arms of Compton combined with Thornhill, for herself and her issue.
He was succeeded by their son
Anthony John Compton-Thornhill.
References
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1837 births
1900 deaths
High Sheriffs of Suffolk
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1874–1880
UK MPs 1880–1885
Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
People from Breckland District
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