Thomas North Graves, 2nd Baron Graves (28 May 1775 – 7 February 1830) was a

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and Member of Parliament.

Biography

Graves was the son of Admiral

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. He succeeded his father as second Baron Graves in 1802, but as this was an

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it did not entitle him to an automatic seat in the

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. He was instead elected to the

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for

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in 1812, a seat he held until 1818, and then represented

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from 1819 to 1820 and

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from 1820 to 1827, when he retired from the Commons to become one of His Majesty's Commissioners of Revenue of Excise. He was also a

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and Comptroller of the Household to His Royal Highness Ernest Augustus, 1st Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale.

Personal life

Lord Graves married Lady Mary Paget (1783–1835), daughter of Henry Bayly Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge, in 1803. They had twelve children, five sons and seven daughters: *

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(1804–1870) *Hon. Jane Anne Graves (4 January 1805 – 14 September 1881), married Capt. James William Cuthbert (1805–1874) on 15 December 1829 *Hon. Caroline North Graves (18 April 1807 – 27 October 1861), married Maj-Gen. Hugh Percy Davison (1788–1849), on 18 January 1844 *Hon. Louisa Elizabeth Graves (June 1808 – 30 June 1868), married Charles Fieschi Heneage on 28 August 1827 and had issue, including Admiral Sir Algernon Charles Fieschi Heneage. *Hon. Mary Elizabeth Charlotte (30 November 1810 – 25 December 1827) *Hon. Augusta Champagne Graves (May 1812 – 16 October 1844), married Hon. Rev. William Towry Law, son of

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, on 15 March 1831 and had issue *Hon. Hester Charlotte Graves (4 January 1814 – 30 January 1880), married Edward Isaac Hobhouse, son of

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, on 4 January 1832 and had issue *Lt Hon. George Augustus Frederick Clarence Graves (17 February 1816 – 19 November 1842) *Hon. Isabella Letitia Graves (11 May 1817 – 26 October 1870), married Stephen Roland Woulfe, son of Stephen Woulfe, on 9 June 1853 *Hon. Henry Richard Graves (1818–1882) *Capt. Hon. Adolphus Edward Paget Graves (26 January 1821 – 1 September 1891),

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, married Caroline Glubb Wriford in 1858 and had issue *Hon. Paget Trefusis Graves (6 September 1825 – 26 June 1826) He committed suicide in February 1830, aged 54, after reports that his wife was having an affair with the Duke of Cumberland. He was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son

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. Lady Graves died in 1835.

Arms

Notes

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. *Thorne, R.J. ''The House of Commons, 1790–1820, Volume 1''. Boydell & Brewer, 1986;
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HistoryofParliamentonline.org. Accessed 22 December 2022. {{DEFAULTSORT:Graves, Thomas Graves, 2nd Baron 1775 births 1830 deaths Barons in the Peerage of Ireland Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Okehampton UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1820–1826 UK MPs 1826–1830 UK MPs who inherited peerages Hereditary peers elected to the House of Commons Suicides by sharp instrument in England British politicians who died by suicide 1830s suicides