Henry Thynne, 6th Marquess of Bath British politician (1905–1992)
Henry Frederick Thynne, 6th Marquess of Bath ED JP Lord Henry Thynne until 1916 and Viscount Weymouth between 1916 and 1946, was a British aristocrat, landowner, and Conservative Party politician.
Background and education
Lord Bath was the second son of Thomas Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath , and Violet Mordaunt, the illegitimate daughter of Harriet Mordaunt and Lowry Cole, 4th Earl of Enniskillen . He was educated at the New Beacon School, Sevenoaks , Harrow , and Christ Church, Oxford . In 1916 he became the heir apparent to his father’s estates and peerages after his elder brother, John, was killed in action in the First World War .
At Oxford, Thynne was part of the Railway Club , which included: Henry Yorke , Roy Harrod , David Plunket Greene , Harry Fox-Strangways , Brian Howard , Michael Rosse , John Sutro , Hugh Lygon , Harold Acton , Bryan Guinness , Patrick Balfour , Mark Ogilvie-Grant , and John Drury-Lowe .[ 1]
In the 1920s the tabloid press considered him one of the Bright Young Things .
Political and military careers
As Viscount Weymouth, he was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Frome between 1931 and 1935, and served as a member of the Council of the Duchy of Cornwall from 1933 to 1936 and Justice of the Peace for Wiltshire in 1938.
He gained the rank of major in the service of the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry , fought in the Second World War , and was awarded the Bronze Star .[ 2]
Thynne succeeded his father as Marquess of Bath in 1946. He was noted for his forestry work on the ancestral estate of Longleat . It was he who developed the safari park and opened the house to the public in 1949.[ 3]
From 1960 onwards he amassed what would become the largest collection of paintings by Adolf Hitler , numbering sixty by 1983.[ 4] [ 4]
Family
On 27 October 1927, Lord Weymouth married, first, Daphne Vivian , daughter of George Vivian, 4th Baron Vivian . Before divorcing, in 1953, they had five children:
Lady Caroline Jane Thynne (1928–1995); married David Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort , and had issue.
The Honourable Thomas Timothy Thynne (1929–1930); died in infancy.
Alexander George Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath (1932–2020); married Anna Gyarmathy and had issue.Lord Christopher John Thynne (1934–2017); married Antonia Palmer, daughter of Sir Anthony Palmer, 4th Baronet , and had issue.
Lord Valentine Charles Thynne (1937–1979); married, first, Veronica Jacks and had issue. He married, secondly, Susanne Alder; and, thirdly, Liese Dennis. After becoming Lord Bath he married, secondly, Virginia Penelope Parsons (1917–2003), on 15 July 1953, following her divorce earlier that year from David Tennant .[ 5]
Lady Silvy Cerne Thynne (b. 22 December 1958); married Iain McQuiston and has issue. A sister-in-law of the current Marchioness of Bath .[ 6]
Family tree summary for the Thynnes of Longleat from about 1500[ 7]
Ralph Botevile[ 8] Thomas Thynne[ 8] William Thynne [ 8] [ 9] d. 1546John Thynne of Longleat [ 10] c. 1515 –1580Francis Thynne [ 9] c. 1544 –1608John Thynneof Longleat [ 11] Charles Thynne [ 12] c. 1568 –1652Thomas Thynne of Longleat [ 13] c. 1578 –1639Baronet of Caus Castle , of Kempsford in the County of Gloucester, 1641James of Longleat [ 14] Thomas of Richmond [ 15] d. 1669Henry Frederick Thynne1st Baronet of Kempsford Baron Thynne , 1680Viscount Weymouth , 1682Thomas of Longleat ,[ 16] Thomas Thynne [ 17] 1st Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne, James Thynne of Bucklandd. 1709 Henry Thynne Frederickd. 1705 unmarried Henry Thynne [ 18] Thomas Thynne d. 1710 two daughters but no sons Thomas Thynne [ 19] 2nd Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne, Marquess of Bath , 1789Baron Carteret (2nd creation), 1784Thomas Thynne [ 20] 1st Marquess of Bath, Henry Carteret [ 21] 1st Baron Carteret Thomas Thynne [ 22] 2nd Marquess of Bath, George Thynne 2nd Baron Carteret John Thynne 3rd Baron Carteret Baron Carteret extinct, 1849 Henry Thynne [ 23] 3rd Marquess of Bath, Edward Thynne Lady Charlotte Anne Thynne marr. : Walter Montagu Douglas Scott , Duke of Buccleuch and had issue. John Thynne [ 24] 4th Marquess of Bath, Henry Thynne Thomas Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath, Ulric Oliver Thynne Henry Thynne 6th Marquess of Bath, Thomas Timothy Thynne Alexander George Thynn 7th Marquess of Bath, Christopher John Thynne Valentine Charles Thynne Ceawlin Thynn b. 19748th Marquess of Bath, Lucien Henry Valentine Thynneb. 1965 John Alexander Ladi Thynnb. 2014styled Viscount Weymouth
References
^ Lancaster, Marie-Jaqueline (2005). Brian Howard: Portrait of a Failure ISBN 9781857252118 . Retrieved 20 January 2018 . ^ "No. 36791" . The London Gazette ^ Hugo Vickers Obituary: Henry Thynne, 6th Marquess of Bath , The Independent , 1 July 1992
^ a b Harris, Robert (1986). Selling Hitler 113 . ISBN 0-571-14726-7 ^ "From bohemia to a life of nobility" . Sydney Morning Herald . 31 October 2003. Retrieved 3 June 2014 .^ Hoare, Philip . "Virginia, Marchioness of Bath" , The Independent , 26 September 2003^ Burke, Sir Bernard, (1938 ed) Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Shaw, London. p. 243
^ a b c Woodfall, H. (1768). The Peerage of England; Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the Peers of that Kingdom Etc. Fourth Edition, Carefully Corrected, and Continued to the Present Time, Volume 6 ^ a b Lee, Sidney; Edwards, A. S. G. (revised) (2004). "Thynne, William (d. 1546)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography doi :10.1093/ref:odnb/27426 . (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) ^ Girouard, Mark, Thynne, Sir John (1515–1580), estate manager and builder of Longleat in Oxford Dictionary of Biography (Oxford University Press , 2004)
^ Booth, Muriel. "Thynne, John (?1550–1604), of Longleat, Wilt" . History of Parliament . The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2016 . ^ Lancaster, Henry; Thrush, Andrew. "Thynne, Charles (c.1568–1652), of Cheddar, So" . History of Parliament . The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2016 . ^ Pugh, R. B.; Crittall, Elizabeth, eds. (1957). "Parliamentary history: 1529–1629". A History of the County of Wiltshire ^ Ferris, John P. "Thynne, Sir James (c.1605-70), of Longbridge Deverill, Wilt" . History of Parliament . The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2016 . ^ Helms, M. W.; Ferris, John P. "Thynne, Sir Thomas (c.1610–c.69), of Richmond, Sur" . History of Parliament . The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2016 . ^ Marshall, Alan (2008) [2004]. "Thynne, Thomas [nicknamed Tom of Ten Thousand] (1647/8–1682)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography doi :10.1093/ref:odnb/27423 . (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) ^ Heath-Caldwell, J. J. "Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath, 3rd Viscount Weymouth" . JJ Heath-Caldwell. Retrieved 2 January 2016 . ^ Hayton, D. W. "Thynne, Hon. Henry (1675-1708)" . The History of Parliament . The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2016 . ^ Dunaway, Stewart (2013). Lord John Carteret, Earl Granville: His Life History and the Granville Grants ISBN 9781300878070 ^ "Bath, Thomas Thynne" . Encyclopedia Britannica 1911. Retrieved 2 January 2016 .^ Thorne, Roland. "Carteret [formerly Thynne], Henry Frederick" . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 2 January 2016 . ^ "Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath (1765–1837)" . National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2 January 2016 .^ Escott, Margaret. "Thynne, Lord Henry Frederick (1797-1837), of 6 Grovesnor Square, Md" . History of Parliament . The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2016 . ^ "John Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath (1831-1896), Diplomat and landowner" . National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2 January 2016 .
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