Sir Thomas Wroth, 3rd Baronet

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Sir Thomas Wroth, 3rd Baronet (c.1674–1721) of

Member of Parliament.[1]

He was born the only surviving son of Sir John Wroth, 2nd Baronet, of Petherton Park. He succeeded his father in 1677 as a very young child, inheriting his Petherton Park estate. He was educated at

Winchester School
.

He was MP in succession for Bridgwater from 1701 to 1708, for Somerset from 1710 to 1713 and for Wells for 1713 to 1715. He was pricked High Sheriff of Somerset for 1708–09.

He died in 1721. He had married in 1693 Mary, the daughter of Thomas Osbaldeston of Aldersbrook, Essex and had 2 daughters. The baronetcy thus became extinct. His estate was inherited by his eldest daughter Cicely and her husband Sir Hugh Acland, 6th Baronet. His younger daughter Elizabeth married lawyer and MP Thomas Palmer, FRS.

References

  1. ^ "WROTH, Sir Thomas, 3rd Bt. (c.1674-1721), of Petherton Park, Som". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Member of Parliament for Bridgwater
1701–1707
With: George Balch
Succeeded by
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Member of Parliament for Bridgwater
1707–1708
With: George Balch
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Member of Parliament for Somerset
1710–1713
With: Sir William Wyndham, Bt
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Member of Parliament for Wells
1713–1715
With: Maurice Berkeley
Succeeded by
Baronetage of England
Preceded by
John Wroth
Baronet
(of Blenden Hall)
1677–1721
Extinct