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Sir John Thorold, 12th Baronet

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Sir John Thorold, Bt
Member of Parliament for Grantham
In office
1865–1868
Preceded byFrederick James Tollemache
William Earle Welby
Succeeded byFrederick James Tollemache
Sir Hugh Cholmeley, Bt
Personal details
Born
John Henry Thorold

(1842-03-09)9 March 1842
Died4 October 1922(1922-10-04) (aged 80)
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Hon. Alexandrina Willoughby
(m. 1869; died 1922)
Children5
ParentSir John Thorold, 11th Baronet
ResidenceSyston Park

Sir John Henry Thorold, 12th Baronet DL (9 March 1842 – 4 October 1922)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.

Early life

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He was the eldest son of Sir John Thorold, 11th Baronet, and Elizabeth Frances Thoroton-Hildyard. Among his siblings were Montague George Thorold (who married the widow of the 6th Baron Rivers), Capt. Cecil Thorold of Boothby Hall, and Lt.-Col. Charles Cecil Hayford Thorold, who was killed in action during the Second Boer War.[2]

His paternal grandparents were Sir John Thorold, 10th Baronet, and the former Mary Kent (a daughter of Sir Charles Kent, 1st Baronet).[2] His maternal grandparents were Col. Thomas Blackborne Thoroton-Hildyard and the former Anne Catherine Whyte (niece and heiress of Sir Robert D'Arcy Hildyard, 4th Baronet). His maternal uncle was Thomas Thoroton-Hildyard, MP for South Nottinghamshire.[3]

Upon the death of his father in 1866, he succeeded to the baronetcy and the family estates, including Syston Park.[2]

Career

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He was elected at the 1865 general election as a Member of Parliament for the borough of Grantham in Lincolnshire,[4][5] but did not stand again in 1868.[6]

He was appointed High Sheriff of Lincolnshire for 1876 to 1877,[7] and was a Deputy Lieutenant of the county.[2]

Personal life

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On 3 February 1869, Sir John married Hon. Alexandrina Henrietta Matilda Willoughby (1845–1931), daughter of Henry Willoughby, 8th Baron Middleton and the former Julia Louisa Bosville (a daughter of Alexander William Robert Bosville, granddaughter of the 3rd Baron Macdonald of Slate and descendant of Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh). Together, they had five children:[2]

Sir John died on 4 October 1922 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son, John.[2]

Descendants

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Through his youngest son James, he was a grandfather of the Sir Anthony Henry Thorold, 15th Baronet, the Royal Navy officer who served as Captain of HMS Dryad, was Commodore in Charge, Hong Kong, and served as High Sheriff of Lincolnshire.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 2)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 3899.
  3. ^ "Biography of Colonel Thomas Blackborne Hildyard (1788-1830)". www.nottingham.ac.uk. The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  4. ^ "No. 22991". The London Gazette. 14 July 1865. p. 3531.
  5. ^ "THE NEW HOUSE OF COMMONS.; COMPLETE LIST OF SUCCESSFUL AND UNSUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES. An asterisk is prefixed to the names of elected candidates. ENGLAND AND WALES". The New York Times. 7 August 1865. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 133. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  7. ^ "No. 24293". The London Gazette. 12 February 1876. p. 637.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Grantham
18651868
With: William Earle Welby to April 1868
Edmund Turnor from April 1868
Succeeded by
Baronetage of England
Preceded by
John Charles Thorold
Baronet
(of Marston)
1866–1922
Succeeded by
John George Thorold