Thomas Grosvenor (March 1734 – 12 February 1795) was a British politician who sat in the

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for 40 years from 1755 to 1795.

Background

Grosvenor was the second son of

Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet (7 May 1695 – 1 August 1755) of Eaton Hall, Cheshire, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1733 to 1755. He was an ancestor of the present Dukes of Westminster. Grosvenor was t ...

, and Jane, daughter and heiress of Thomas Warre of Swell Court, Somerset.

Richard Grosvenor, 1st Earl Grosvenor Richard Grosvenor, 1st Earl Grosvenor (; 18 June 1731 – 5 August 1802), known as Sir Richard Grosvenor, Bt between 1755 and 1761 and as The Lord Grosvenor between 1761 and 1784, was a British peer, racehorse owner and art collector. H ...

, was his elder brother.

Political career

Grosvenor sat as Member of Parliament for

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from 1755 to 1795. In 1784 he was the leader of the

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who tried to bring Fox and Pitt together.

Family

Grosvenor died in February 1795, aged 60. Grosvenor had married Deborah, daughter of Stephen Skynner, in 1758. They lived at Swell Court in Somerset and had four sons and two daughters. Their eldest surviving son Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor was a

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while their third son Thomas Grosvenor was a distinguished military commander.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grosvenor, Thomas 1734 births 1795 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Younger sons of baronets

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