Thomas Villiers, 2nd Earl of Clarendon (25 December 1753 – 7 March 1824), known as Lord Hyde from 1776 to 1786, was a British peer and

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Member of Parliament from the

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Life

Clarendon was the eldest son of

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and his wife

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, and was educated at

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and

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. He was elected to the

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for

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in 1774, a seat he held until 1780. He later represented

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between 1781 and 1786, when he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the

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. He served as a

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in the

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, under the command of his younger brother

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, and when George resigned he was promoted to

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to command in his place.Sainsbury, p. 35. Lord Clarendon died in March 1824, aged 70. He never married and was succeeded in his titles by his younger brother John Charles Villiers. He lived at The Grove, a country house near Watford, Hertfordshire.

Notes

References

* Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * * * Lt-Col J.D. Sainsbury, ''The Hertfordshire Yeomanry: An Illustrated History 1794–1920'', Welwyn: Hart Books/Hertfordshire Yeomanry and Artillery Historical Trust, 1994, ISBN 0-948527-03-X,

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Thomas Villiers, 2nd Earl of Clarendon Thomas Villiers, 2nd Earl of Clarendon (25 December 1753 – 7 March 1824), known as Lord Hyde from 1776 to 1786, was a British peer and Tory Member of Parliament from the Villiers family. Life Clarendon was the eldest son of Thomas Villiers, ...

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