Lord John Thynne
| The Reverend Lord John Thynne | |
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 Burial monument of Lord John Thynne in Westminster Abbey | |
| Born | 7 November 1798 |
| Died | 9 Feb 1881 |
| Education | Eton and St John's College, Cambridge |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Constantia Beresford (1806–1866) |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath (1765–1837) and Hon. Isabella Elizabeth Byng (1773–1830) |
| Church | Church of England |
| Ordained | 1822 |
Offices held |
Curate of Corsley (1822–1823) Rector of Backwell, Street with Walton and Kingston Deverill (1823–1828) Prebendary and subdean of Lincoln (1828–1831) |
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Lord John Thynne (7 November 1798 – 9 February 1881) was an Anglican cleric, who served for 45 years as Deputy Dean of Westminster.
Thynne was born in 1798, the fourth child of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath and the former Hon. Isabella Elizabeth Byng, daughter of George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington. He studied at Eton and St John's College, Cambridge.
He was ordained by John Fisher, Bishop of Salisbury in 1822. His first post was as curate of Corsley, a village on his father's estate of Longleat, then as rector of Backwell, Street with Walton, and Kingston Deverill, all in Somerset and Wiltshire. In 1828, he was appointed a canon and subdean of Lincoln, then became a canon of Westminster in 1831. He became subdean of Westminster in 1835, later declining the deaneries of Westminster, Wells and Windsor. He lived at Ashburnham House near Westminster Abbey and assisted at the coronation of King William IV and Queen Adelaide, and of Queen Victoria.
A monument to Thynne, designed by Henry Hugh Armstead, stands in the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey. He was buried at Haynes Park, Bedfordshire, an estate he inherited from his childless uncle, John Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret.
Family
On 2 March 1824 at St James's Church, Piccadilly, Thynne married Anna Constantia Beresford, daughter of Rev. Charles Cobbe Beresford. His wife later built the first marine aquarium. Their children were:
- George Emillus Thynne (1824–1838)
- Frederick Charles Thynne (1826–1827)
- Francis John Thynne (1830–1910)
- Reverend Arthur Christopher Thynne (1832–1908)
- Captain William Frederick Thynne (1834–1858)
- Lt.-Col. Alfred Walter Thynne (1836–1917)
- John Charles Thynne (1838–1918)
- Emily Constantia Thynne (1840–1926), married Thomas Taylour, 3rd Marquess of Headfort
- Selina Charlotte Thynne (1842–1913)
- Maj.-Gen. Sir Reginald Thomas Thynne (1843–1926)
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| Preceded by Thomas Manners Hutton |
Canon of Westminster 1831–1881 |
Succeeded by Alfred Barry |
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