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Sir Thomas Edward Colebrooke, 4th Baronet, DL (19 August 1813 – 11 January 1890), known as Sir Edward Colebrooke,Binns, p.xv. According to Binns, "His name was Thomas Edward Colebrooke but he was always known as Sir Edward and signed himself Edward Colebrooke". was a British politician.


Early life and education

Edward was born in
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,Binns, pp. 15–17. the second son of
Henry Thomas Colebrooke Henry Thomas Colebrooke FRS FRSE FLS (15 June 1765 – 10 March 1837) was an English orientalist and botanist. He has been described as "the first great Sanskrit scholar in Europe". Biography Henry Thomas Colebrooke was born on 15 June ...
and Elizabeth (née Wilkinson) Colebrooke. He and his elder brother George Vernon went to
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. He then attended the
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at
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,
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in preparation for appointment to a post in India with the
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.


India

Colebrooke arrived in India in June 1832 and worked in
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, leaving India on 9 October 1835 and arriving home in London in January 1836 to comfort his father following the unexpected death of his elder brother.


Colebrooke baronetcy

Edward's brother George died on 9 February 1835 and his father in January 1837, leaving Edward heir to the Colebrooke baronetcy which he inherited in 1838 on the death of his uncle, Sir James Edward Colebrooke.


Career

Colebrooke was Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for
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1842–1852,
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1857–1868 and
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1868–1885. He stood unsuccessfully as a liberal Unionist of North East Lanarkshire in 1886. He was
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1869–1890. Colebrooke went to live in
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,
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in 1859. He provided sufficient land from his estate for a church, churchyard and
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, paid all the construction costs and endowed the church with £100 per year. He was Dean of Faculties at the
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from 1869 to 1872 and was awarded an honorary LLD in 1873. He was President of the
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from 1864 to 1866, from 1875 to 1877 and in 1881.


Marriage and family

He married Elizabeth Margaret Richardson, second daughter of John Richardson, at
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, on 15 January 1857.Binns, p. 55. They had six children, of whom five survived into adulthood:Binns, p. 235. * Margaret Ginevra, born on 19 November 1857. She married the Marchese di Camugliano-Niccolini on 17 November 1890; they had no children * Henry, born on 3 November 1858; died on 1 May 1859, to whom Christ Church, Ottershaw is believed to have been built as a memorialBinns, pp. 149–151. * Helen Emma (known as Nelly), born in 1860; died on 21 January 1916. * Edward Arthur (known as Ned), born on 12 October 1861, who after his father's death in 1890 inherited the baronetcy * Mary Elizabeth (known as Molly), born on 21 May 1863; died on 2 October 1951. She married Edmund Henry Byng on 17 December 1894 and they had two childrenBinns, pp. 246–247. * Roland, born on 22 July 1864; died on 19 January 1910.


Death

Sir Edward Colebroke died on 11 January 1890 at his London home, aged 76.Binns, p. 235. His wife, Lady Elizabeth, died on 26 October 1896.Binns, p. 238.


Notes and references


Sources

* Binns, Sheila (2014): ''Sir Edward Colebrooke of Abington and Ottershaw, Baronet and Member of Parliament: The Four Lives of an Extraordinary Victorian'', Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd,


Further reading

* Athersuch, John (2010): ''An Illustrated History of Ottershaw Park Estate, 1761–2011'', Peacock Press,


External links

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