Thomas Powys, 3rd Baron Lilford
| Thomas Powys | |
|---|---|
| Born |
2 December 1801 Lilford Hall |
| Died | 15 March 1861 (aged 59) |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Thomas Powys, 3rd Baron Lilford |
| Occupation | Lord-in-Waiting |
| Known for | 3rd Baron Lilford |
Thomas Atherton Powys, 3rd Baron Lilford (2 December 1801 – 15 March 1861), was a British peer and Whig politician.
Lilford was the son of Thomas Powys, 2nd Baron Lilford, and Henrietta Maria Atherton of Atherton Hall.[1] He succeeded his father as third Baron Lilford in 1825. In 1837 he was appointed a Lord-in-Waiting (government whip in the House of Lords) in the Whig administration of Lord Melbourne, a post he held until the government fell in August 1841. He never returned to office.
Lord Lilford married the Hon. Mary Elizabeth Fox, daughter of Henry Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland, and Lady Holland, in 1830, and had ten children.[2] He inherited Lilford Hall in Northamptonshire from his father in 1825. In 1860, he inherited Bank Hall in Bretherton, Lancashire, on the death of his brother-in-law George Anthony Legh Keck. A year after inheriting he died in March 1861, aged 59, and was succeeded by his eldest son Thomas, a prominent ornithologist. Lady Lilford died in 1891.
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Lilford |
Baron Lilford 1825–1861 |
Succeeded by Thomas Littleton Powys |
References
Notes
- ↑ Biography of 3rd Baron Lilford, Lilford Hall, retrieved 2010-07-25
- ↑ Tim Powys-Lybbe (2011) "Thomas Atherton Powys Lord Lilford", http://www.tim.ukpub.net/pl_tree/ps09/ps09_280.html
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.