Henry Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret
Henry Frederick Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret
Origins
He was the second son of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth (1710–1751), by his second wife Louisa Carteret, daughter of John Carteret, 2nd Baron Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville (1690–1763). He was thus the younger brother of Thomas Thynne, 3rd Viscount Weymouth, later created Marquess of Bath.[2]
Education
He was educated at
Career
In 1757 he was encouraged by his friend and 3rd cousin (both were descended from daughters and eventual co-heiresses of John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath (1628–1701)) Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower (1721–1803), to enter Parliament for Staffordshire, when that seat had become vacant following the death of Gower's uncle, Hon. William Leveson-Gower (died 1756). In 1761 he was elected for the Herefordshire borough of Weobley, which he represented until 1770.[4]
In 1762 his brother sought an office for him, leading to his appointment as Clerk Comptroller of the Green Cloth (worth £1000 per year).[5] He lost this office when the Grenville government fell in 1765, and entered into opposition. After his brother returned to office as Secretary of State in 1767,[6] Thynne returned to the Royal household as Master of the Household, a post worth over £900 which he held until 1771.[7]
He was made a member of the
Inheritance and peerage
In 1776, by
Rebuilds Hawnes Park
Marriage
In 1810 he married his mistress of many years, Eleanor Smart, but there were no children.
Death and succession
He died in 1826 and was succeeded as 2nd Baron by his younger nephew Lord George Thynne (1770–1838) in accordance with a special remainder in the patent when he was created baron.[6] His simple white marble mural monument with bust survives in Kilkhampton Church, Cornwall, inscribed:
- "Henry Frederick Thynne. Born November 1735. Privy Counsellor, Bailiff of Jersey, Baron Carteret of Hawnes. Died June 1826"
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