Thomas Graves, 2nd Baron Graves

Thomas North Graves, 2nd Baron Graves (28 May 1775 – 7 February 1830) was a

British peer and Member of Parliament

.

Biography

Graves was the son of Admiral

Ernest Augustus, 1st Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale

.

Personal life

Lord Graves married Lady Mary

Henry Bayly Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge

, in 1803. They had twelve children, five sons and seven daughters:

William Graves, 3rd Baron Graves (1804–1870)
Hon. Jane Anne Graves (4 January 1805 – 14 September 1881), married Capt. James William Cuthbert (1805–1874) on 15 December 1829
Hon. Caroline North Graves (18 April 1807 – 27 October 1861), married Maj-Gen. Hugh Percy Davison (1788–1849), on 18 January 1844
Hon. Louisa Elizabeth Graves (June 1808 – 30 June 1868), married Charles Fieschi Heneage on 28 August 1827 and had issue, including
Admiral Sir Algernon Charles Fieschi Heneage
.
Hon. Mary Elizabeth Charlotte (30 November 1810 – 25 December 1827)
Hon. Augusta Champagne Graves (May 1812 – 16 October 1844), married Hon. Rev. William Towry Law, son of Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough, on 15 March 1831 and had issue
Hon. Hester Charlotte Graves (4 January 1814 – 30 January 1880), married Edward Isaac Hobhouse, son of Benjamin Hobhouse, on 4 January 1832 and had issue
Lt Hon. George Augustus Frederick Clarence Graves (17 February 1816 – 19 November 1842)
Hon. Isabella Letitia Graves (11 May 1817 – 26 October 1870), married Stephen Roland Woulfe, son of Stephen Woulfe, on 9 June 1853
Hon. Henry Richard Graves (1818–1882)
Capt. Hon. Adolphus Edward Paget Graves (26 January 1821 – 1 September 1891), Page of Honour, married Caroline Glubb Wriford in 1858 and had issue
Hon. Paget Trefusis Graves (6 September 1825 – 26 June 1826)

He committed suicide in February 1830, aged 54, after reports that his wife was having an affair with the Duke of Cumberland.^[1] He was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son William. Lady Graves died in 1835.

Arms

Coat of arms of Thomas Graves, 2nd Baron Graves
	Crest A demi-eagle displayed and erased Or encircled round the body and below the wings by a ducal coronet Argent. Escutcheon Gules an eagle displayed Or ducally crowned Argent. On a canton of the last an anchor Proper. Supporters Two royal vultures wings close Proper. Motto Aquila Non Captat Muscas^[2]

Notes

^ "March 1830". Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle. Vol. C. January–June 1830. pp. 267–268.
^ Burke's Peerage. 1949.

References

Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
Thorne, R.J. The House of Commons, 1790–1820, Volume 1. Boydell & Brewer, 1986;
ISBN 0-436-52101-6

Profile, anatpro.com. Accessed 22 December 2022.
Biodata, HistoryofParliamentonline.org. Accessed 22 December 2022.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Gwyllym Lloyd Wardle Albany Savile	Member of Parliament for Okehampton 1812–1818 With: Albany Savile	Succeeded by Albany Savile Christopher Savile
Preceded by Edward Disbrowe John Ramsbottom	Member of Parliament for Windsor 1819–1820 With: John Ramsbottom	Succeeded by John Ramsbottom Sir Herbert Taylor
Preceded by Sir Edward Paget Robert Matthew Casberd	Berkeley Thomas Paget 1820–1826 Arthur Chichester 1826–1827	Succeeded by Arthur Chichester John Henry North
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Thomas Graves	Baron Graves 1802–1830	Succeeded by William Thomas Graves

[1] "March 1830". Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle. Vol. C. January–June 1830. pp. 267–268.

[2] Burke's Peerage. 1949.

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