Thomas Grosvenor (March 1734 – 12 February 1795) was a British politician who sat in the

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for 40 years from 1755 to 1795.

Background

Grosvenor was the second son of

Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet (7 May 1695 – 1 August 1755) of Eaton Hall, Cheshire, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1733 to 1755. He is an ancestor of the present Dukes of Westminster. Grosvenor was th ...

, and Jane, daughter and heiress of Thomas Warre of Swell Court, Somerset.

Richard Grosvenor, 1st Earl Grosvenor Richard Grosvenor, 1st Earl Grosvenor ( ; 18 June 1731 – 5 August 1802) was an English landowner, Tory politician and peer who sat in the British House of Commons representing the parliamentary constituency of the City of Chester from 1 ...

, was his elder brother.

Political career

Grosvenor sat as Member of Parliament for

Chester Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...

from 1755 to 1795. In 1784 he was the leader of the

St. Alban's Tavern group The St. Alban's Tavern group was an informal association of 78 United Kingdom, British Member of Parliament, Members of Parliament who aimed to bring about a reconciliation of William Pitt the Younger and Charles James Fox in a unified Ministry. The ...

who tried to bring Fox and Pitt together.

Family

Grosvenor died in February 1795, aged 60. Grosvenor had married Deborah, daughter of Stephen Skynner, in 1758. They lived at Swell Court in Somerset and had four sons and two daughters. Their eldest surviving son Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor was a Member of Parliament while their third son Thomas Grosvenor was a distinguished military commander.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grosvenor, Thomas 1734 births 1795 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Younger sons of baronets

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