Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
The Right Honourable The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne MP | |
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Born | 1704 |
Died | 18 January 1753 |
Nationality | Scottish |
Title | 8th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne |
Spouse(s) | Joan Nicholson |
Children | 7 (including John Bowes, 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Hon. Thomas Lyon) |
Parent(s) |
John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne Lady Elizabeth Stanhope |
Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore MP (1704 – 18 January 1753) was a Scottish nobleman, peer, and politician. He was the son of John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and Lady Elizabeth Stanhope.
On 20 July 1736, he married Joan Nicholson, at Houghton-le-Spring. They had seven children:
- John Bowes, 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1737–1776)
- James Philip Lyon (1738–1763)
- Hon. Thomas Lyon (1741–1796). MP for Aberdeen Burghs. Married Mary Wren. Their daughter Charlotte Lyon (d. 1871) married Revd Henry George Liddell (d. 1872) (son of Sir Henry Liddell 5th Bart). The children of Charlotte Lyon and Revd Henry George Liddell were the Very Revd Henry George Liddell (d. 1898) and Charles Liddell (d. 1894)
- Mary Lyon (d. 1767)
- Susan Lyon (d. 26 February 1769)
- Anne Lyon (22 April 1746 – 1811). In 1768 she married John Simpson (1740–1802), of Bradley Hall, Durham, son of John Simpson, of Bradley Hall. Their daughter Maria Susannah Simpson (1773–1845) married Thomas Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth (youngest son of Sir Henry Liddell 5th Bart, younger brother of Revd Henry George Liddell d. 1872). Their youngest daughter, Frances Eleanor (1775/6 – 15 April 1833) married in 1799 Sir John Dean Paul, 1st Bart. of Rodborough, Co. of Gloucester, (1775–1852) and had three sons and four daughters.
- Jane Lyon (d. 1836)
He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Forfarshire from 1734 until he succeeded his brother to the peerage in 1735.[1]
Ancestry
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Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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Preceded by Robert Scott |
Member of Parliament for Forfarshire 1734–1735 |
Succeeded by William Maule |
Peerage of Scotland | ||
Preceded by James Lyon |
Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne 1735–1753 |
Succeeded by John Bowes |
Masonic offices | ||
Preceded by The Earl of Morton |
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland 1740–1741 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Leven |
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