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.
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Life
Clarendon was the eldest son of Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon and his wife Lady Charlotte Capell, and was educated at Eton and St John's College, Cambridge.[1]
He was elected to the House of Commons for Christchurch in 1774, a seat he held until 1780. He later represented Helston between 1781 and 1786, when he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords.[2]
Lord Clarendon died in March 1824, aged 70. He never married and was succeeded in his titles by his younger brother John Charles Villiers.
Styles of address
- 1753–1756: Mr Thomas Villiers
- 1756–1774: The Honourable Thomas Villiers
- 1774–1776: The Honourable Thomas Villiers MP
- 1776–1780: Lord Hyde MP
- 1780–1781: Lord Hyde
- 1781–1786: Lord Hyde MP
- 1786–1824: The Right Honourable The Earl of Clarendon
He lived at The Grove, a country house near Watford, Hertfordshire.
Notes
- ↑ "Hyde (Thomas Villiers), Lord (HD771)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ "VILLIERS, Hon. Thomas (1753-1824), of The Grove, Watford, Herts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
References
- 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. "thepeerage.com". The Peerage.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Clarendon
Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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Preceded by James Harris James Harris |
Member of Parliament for Christchurch 1774–1780 With: James Harris |
Succeeded by James Harris James Harris |
Preceded by Philip Yorke Richard Barwell |
Member of Parliament for Helston 1781–1786 With: Richard Barwell 1781–1784 John Rogers 1784–1786 |
Succeeded by Roger Wilbraham James Burges |
Peerage of Great Britain | ||
Preceded by Thomas Villiers |
Earl of Clarendon 2nd creation 1786–1824 |
Succeeded by John Charles Villiers |
Baron Hyde 2nd creation 1786–1824 |