Thomas John Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 5th Baron Thurlow, PC, FRS (5 December 1838 – 12 March 1916), was a

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Liberal politician who served as

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in 1886. In 1864, he married Lady Elma Bruce, and later assumed the names of Cumming-Bruce.

Family

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Thurlow was the younger son of Edward Thomas Hovell-Thurlow, 3rd Baron Thurlow, and a great-grandson of The Right Reverend Thomas Thurlow,

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from 1787 to 1791.

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, was his great-great-uncle. In 1864 he married Lady Elma Bruce (d. 1923), daughter of

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. Thurlow assumed in 1873 by royal licence his wife's maiden name of Bruce, and one year later the surname of Cumming as well. On the death of his elder brother in 1874 he succeeded as 5th Baron Thurlow, which gave him a seat in the

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Political career

Six years later, in 1880, Lord Thurlow was appointed a

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in the Liberal administration of

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. He held this post until 1885, when the Liberals fell from power. When

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returned to power in February 1886, he made Thurlow

, which he remained until the Liberals again lost power in August of that year. The same year he was also admitted to the Privy Council. Lord Thurlow also served as

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in 1886. He died on 12 March 1916, aged 77, and was succeeded in the Barony by his son Charles Edward.

References

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