Sir Thomas George Fermor-Hesketh, 5th Baronet (11 January 1825 – 20 August 1872) was an English

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politician who sat in the

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from 1862 to 1872.

Early life

Hesketh was the only son of Sir Thomas Hesketh, 4th Baronet and his wife Annette Maria Bomford daughter of Robert Bomford of Rakinstown,

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. In 1843, he inherited the

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on the death of his father. His paternal grandfather was Sir Thomas Dalrymple Hesketh, 3rd Baronet, who was born in New York City in 1777. The baronetcy had been created for his uncle in 1761 with special remainder to the first Baronet's younger brother Robert, who succeeded him as second Baronet. He was educated at

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Career

He was a Deputy Lieutenant and J.P. for Lancashire and Northamptonshire and in 1848 was

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. He was lieutenant-colonel of the 6th Administrative Battalion of Lancashire Rifle Volunteers and colonel of the

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/ref> In 1862, Hesketh was elected Member of Parliament for Preston. He held the seat until his death at the age of 47 in 1872.

Personal life

On 10 March 1846, Hesketh married Lady Arabella Fermor at

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. She was the sister and heiress of George Fermor, 5th Earl of Pomfret, and the daughter of General Thomas Fermor, 4th Earl of Pomfret who fought in the French Revolutionary and

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and the former Annabel Elizabeth Borough. Together, they were the parents of: * Edith Elizabeth Fermor-Hesketh (d. 1931), who married Lawrence Rawstorne in 1871. *

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(1847–1876), who died unmarried at age 29. * Sir Thomas George Fermor-Hesketh, 7th Baronet (1849–1924), who married the American heiress Florence Emily Sharon, a daughter of

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in 1880. * Hugh Robert Hesketh (1850–1879) On the death of his unmarried brother-in-law, George, in 1867, he inherited the 5,000 acre estate of

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. In 1868, he assumed by royal licence the additional name of Fermor for himself and his second son. Sir Thomas, who spent his last years improving Easton Neston, died at age 47 on 20 August 1872 at Rufford Hall in Lancashire. he is buried in Rufford Church with his tomb sculpted by

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References

External links

*
Miniature Portrait of Sir Thomas George Fermor-Hesketh, 5th Baronet Hesketh of Rufford
by G. Williams at the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fermor-Hesketh, Thomas 1825 births 1872 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1859–1865 UK MPs 1865–1868 UK MPs 1868–1874 Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford High sheriffs of Lancashire Lancashire Militia officers Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain