Thomas Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley
Anglesey | |
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In office 1774–1784 | |
Preceded by | Sir Nicholas Bayly, Bt |
Succeeded by | Nicholas Bayly |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas James Bulkeley 12 December 1752 |
Died | 3 June 1822 | (aged 69)
Spouse |
Elizabeth Harriet Warren
(m. 1777; died 1822) |
Relations | Sir Robert Williams, 9th Baronet (half-brother) |
Parent | James Bulkeley, 6th Viscount Bulkeley |
Alma mater | Jesus College, Oxford |
Thomas James Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley, later Warren-Bulkeley, (12 December 1752 – 3 June 1822) was a Welsh aristocrat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1784 when he was raised to the peerage.
Early life
Thomas James Bulkeley was the posthumous son and heir to
He was educated as
Career
Like several of his ancestors, Bulkeley became
Bulkeley supported
Beaumaris Castle
Lord Bulkeley bought Beaumaris Castle from the Crown in 1807 for £735, incorporating it into the park that surrounded his local residence, Baron Hill.[6][7][8] Some of the castle's stones may have been reused in 1829 to build the nearby Beaumaris Gaol.[9]
Personal life
On 26 April 1777 he married Elizabeth Harriet Warren, only daughter and heir of Sir George Warren.[2] In 1802 Bulkeley legally changed his name by Royal Licence to Thomas James Warren-Bulkeley.[10]
He died without issue in 1822 in Englefield Green. His estate was inherited by his nephew, Sir Richard Williams, 10th Baronet (the son of his half-brother), who assumed the additional surname of Bulkeley, by Royal licence.[11] His wife died in 1832; her will left property to a relation George Fleming Leicester, under the condition he change his surname to Warren.[12]
Legacy
The chancel north wall of St Mary's and St Nicholas's Church, Beaumaris contains a medieval brass plaque and a monument to Bulkeley.
References
- ^ Brydges, Sir S. E., A biographical peerage of the empire of Great Britain, 4 vols, 1808-17
- ^ History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ a b Wilson, J., A biographical index to the present House of Lords, 1808
- ^ Jesus College: The 18th Century Archived 24 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "No. 12541". The London Gazette. 11 May 1784. p. 1.
- ^ Taylor 2004, p. 17; "Part 2: Significance and Vision" (PDF), Cadw, p. 62, archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012, retrieved 12 September 2012
- ^ £735 in 1807 could equate to between £56,000 to £2,600,000 in 2011 terms, depending on the measure used.
- ^ "Measuring Worth Five Ways to Compute the Relative Value of a UK Pound Amount, 1830 to Present", MeasuringWorth, retrieved 12 September 2012
- ^ Taylor 2004, p. 15
- ^ "No. 15517". The London Gazette. 25 September 1802. p. 1014.
- History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1848. p. 295. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
Sources
- Taylor, Arnold (2004) [1980], Beaumaris Castle (5th ed.), Cardiff, UK: Cadw, ISBN 1-85760-208-0