Thomas Lister (19 January 1723 – 29 November 1761), of Gisburne Park, Yorkshire, was an English landowner and

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politician who represented

Clitheroe Clitheroe () is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Ribble Valley, Borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England; it is located north-west of Manchester. It is near the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for to ...

in the

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from 1745 until his death in 1761.

Early life and education

Lister was the eldest son of Thomas Lister of Gisburne Park and Catherine Assheton, daughter and coheiress of Sir Ralph Assheton, 2nd Baronet, of Whalley Abbey. His mother died in 1728. He was educated at

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beginning in 1736 and entered

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in 1742.

Career

For most of the 18th century, the Listers and the Curzons of Gopsall Hall jointly controlled the borough of

in the

Ribble Valley Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Clitheroe, the largest town. The borough also includes the town of Longridge and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. ...

, Lancashire. His father represented Clitheroe in six parliaments, from 1713 until his death in 1745, at which point Thomas succeeded him. He held the seat for the next 16 years — being "of little consequence in the House of Commons" – until his own death in 1761. His younger brother,

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(1725–1793), then succeeded him, holding the seat until 1773 when Thomas' son and heir, Thomas, reached the age of 21.

Marriage and issue

On 3 September 1748, Lister married Beatrix, daughter of Jessop Hulton of Hulton Park. They had one son and two daughters: *Beatrix (1 November 1749 – 10 May 1807), married in 1778 John Parker, MP for Clitheroe; mother of the antiquarian

Thomas Lister Parker Thomas Lister Parker (27 September 1779 – 2 March 1858) was an English antiquary, landowner, Trumpeter to the Queen and Honorary Bowbearer of the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire. Life Born at Browsholme Hall, Yorkshire (now in Lancashire), ...

* Thomas Lister, 1st Baron Ribblesdale (1752–1826), represented Clitheroe between 1773–90 and was raised to the peerage as

Baron Ribblesdale Baron Ribblesdale, of Gisburne Park in the County of York, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created on 26 October 1797 for Thomas Lister, the former Member of Parliament for Clitheroe. His great-grandson (the title having ...

in 1797 *Katharine (5 August 1754 – 6 September 1762), died young He died in 1761. His wife died in 1774.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lister, Thomas 1723 births 1761 deaths People educated at Westminster School, London Emmanuel College, Cambridge Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1741–1747 British MPs 1747–1754 British MPs 1754–1761