Sir Thomas Frankland, 3rd Baronet (c. 1685 – 17 April 1747), of Thirkleby in

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, was an English Whig politician who sat in the English and

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for over 30 years between 1708 and 1741.

Early life

Frankland was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Frankland, 2nd Baronet and Elizabeth Russell (through whom he was a descendant of

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). He was admitted at

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in 1700. Between 1704 and 1705 he travelled abroad in Italy and studied at Padua University in 1705. He was elected a

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in March, 1707.

Political career

Frankland was elected Member of Parliament for Harwich at the 1708 general election and was returned unopposed in 1710. He was returned unopposed as MP for the family borough of Thirsk at the

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and

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general elections. In 1715 he was appointed to the post of

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which he held until 1722. He was returned unopposed for Thirsk at the 1722 general election and was appointed to the post of Commissioner of Revenue (Ireland) in 1724. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father on 30 October 1726. Returned again for Thirsk in 1727 he changed post to become a Member of the

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in 1728. In 1730 he became instead one of the Lords of the Admiralty. He was returned unopposed again at Thirsk at the 1734 and

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general elections.

Family and legacy

Frankland died on 17 April 1747. He had married twice. Firstly on 5 June 1715, he married Dinah Topham, daughter of Francis Topham of Agelthorpe, by whom he had two daughters: * Elizabeth (died 1742), who married John Trevor of Trevallyn and Plasteg * Dinah, Countess of Lichfield (1719–1779), who married The 3rd Earl of Lichfield His second wife was Sarah Moseley (died 1783) whom he married on 9 July 1741 She was 40 years his junior and was left all his property in his will. The will was contested and rejected as being made "while he was under undue influence and while of unsound mind". An earlier will left her the property only for life. As he had no son, the baronetcy passed to his nephew,

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, son of his brother Henry Frankland,

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