Henry Frederick Thynne, 3rd Marquess of Bath (24 May 1797 – 24 June 1837), styled Lord Henry Thynne until January 1837 and Viscount Weymouth between January and March 1837, was a British naval commander and politician.

Biography

Thynne was the second son of

Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath (25 January 1765 – 27 March 1837), styled Viscount Weymouth from 1789 until 1796, was a British peer. Life Early life Thynne was the eldest son of Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath, and Elizabeth Thy ...

, whom he succeeded in March 1837 (his unmarried elder brother Thomas had predeceased their father by two months). He inherited land in County Monaghan, Shropshire, Somerset and Wiltshire. He was educated at

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. He then served in the

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and rose to the rank of captain in 1822 after which he transferred to the Signals Corps and did not return to sea. From 1824 to 1826 and 1828 to 1832, he was MP (Tory) for

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, Herefordshire.

Family

Lord Bath married the Honourable Harriet Baring, daughter of Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton, on 19 April 1830. They had four children: *Lady Louisa Isabella Harriet Thynne (1834 – 26 June 1919); married 1862 General Hon. Sir

Percy Feilding General Sir Percy Robert Basil Feilding (26 June 1827 – 9 January 1904) was a British Army officer. Military career Born the son of William Feilding, 7th Earl of Denbigh, Feilding was commissioned as an ensign in the 85th Regiment of Foot (B ...

, son of William Feilding, 7th Earl of Denbigh and had issue. *Lady Alice Thynne (d. 1847) * John Alexander Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath (1831–1896) *

Lord Henry Frederick Thynne Lord Henry "Harry" Frederick Thynne Privy Council of the United Kingdom, PC Deputy Lieutenant, DL (2 August 1832 – 28 January 1904) was a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician. He served under Benjamin Disraeli as Treas ...

(1832–1904); married Lady Ulrica Seymour, daughter of

Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset Edward Adolphus St. Maur, 12th Duke of Somerset, (20 December 180428 November 1885), styled Lord Seymour until 1855, was a British Whig aristocrat and politician, who served in various cabinet positions in the mid-19th century, including that ...

and had issue.

Death

Lord Bath died suddenly in 1837, having been Marquess for only three months, and was buried on 1 July 1837 at

Longbridge Deverill Longbridge Deverill is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish about south of Warminster in Wiltshire, England. It is on the A350 road, A350 primary route which connects the M4 motorway and west Wiltshire with Poole, Dorset. The ...

, near his home,

Longleat House Longleat is a stately home about west of Warminster in Wiltshire, England. A leading and early example of the Elizabethan prodigy house, it is a Grade I listed building and the seat of the Marquesses of Bath. Longleat is set in of parklan ...

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. He was succeeded by his eldest son

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* 1797 births 1837 deaths People educated at Eton College 3

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