Thomas Scott, 2nd Earl of Clonmell (15 August 1783 – 18 January 1838), styled Lord Earlsfort between 1793 and 1798, was an Irish peer and politician. Scott was the only son of

John Scott, 1st Earl of Clonmell John Scott, 1st Earl of Clonmell PC (Ire) KC SL (8 June 1739 – 23 May 1798), known as The Lord Earlsfort between 1784 and 1789 and as The Viscount Clonmell between 1789 and 1793, was an Irish barrister and judge. Sometimes known as "Copperfa ...

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, by his second wife, Margaret, daughter of Patrick Lawless, a

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banker. He became known by the

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Lord Earlsfort when his father was elevated to an earldom in 1793.thepeerage.com Thomas Scott, 2nd Earl of Clonmell
/ref> Scott succeeded his father in the earldom in 1798, aged 14. As this was an

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, he was still eligible for election to the

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. In 1807 he was returned to parliament for

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, a seat he held until 1812. Lord Clonmell married Lady Henrietta Louisa, daughter of

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, on 9 February 1805. They had two sons and seven daughters. Lady Louisa Augusta Scott, Lady Caroline Sophia Scott, Lady Frances Mary Scott, Lady Harriet Margaret Scott, Lady Sophia Louisa Scott, John Henry Scott 3rd Earl of Clonmell, Colonel Hon.Charles Grantham Scott and Lady Augusta Anne Scott. He died at North Aston,

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, in January 1838, aged 54, and was succeeded by his eldest son, John. The Countess of Clonmell only survived her husband by ten months and died at

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, in November 1838.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clonmell, Thomas Scott, 2nd Earl of 1783 births 1838 deaths Earls in the Peerage of Ireland Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1807–1812 UK MPs who inherited peerages