Thomas Francis Fremantle, 2nd Baron Cottesloe, 3rd Baron Fremantle (30 January 1830 – 13 April 1918) was a British businessman and

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politician.

Biography

Early life

Thomas Francis Fremantle was born on 30 January 1830. He was the eldest son of Thomas Fremantle, 1st Baron Cottesloe, and the grandson of

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Thomas Fremantle and Elizabeth Wynne Fremantle, the diarist. His mother was Louisa Elizabeth, daughter of Sir George Nugent and a descendant of the

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and the Van Cortlandt family of

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Career

He entered Parliament as one of three representatives for

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in an 1876 by-election (succeeding the ennobled

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), a seat he held until 1885. He was also involved in business and became a director of the

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in January 1868, and served as its chairman from June 1896 to February 1908. He was chairman of the Buckinghamshire County Council until 1904.

Personal life and death

He married Lady Augusta Henrietta, daughter of John Scott, 2nd Earl of Eldon, in 1859. She died in 1906. He survived her by twelve years and died at Swanbourne House, Winslow on 13 April 1918, at the age of eighty-eight. He was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * *

External links

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