Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, 7th Baronet
Scottish cricketer and British Army officer
About Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, 7th Baronet
Lived 1822 – 1879 (aged 57). Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, 7th Baronet was an entomologist and cricketer.
Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, 7th Baronet (9 January 1822 – 16 August 1879) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
The son of Sir David Moncreiffe and his wife, Helen Mackay, he was born at Moncreiffe House in Perthshire in January 1822. His father died in November 1830, with Moncreiffe succeeding him as the 7th Baronet of the Moncreiffe baronets. He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Cambridge University at Lord's in 1841. He later transferred to the Grenadier Guards and by January 1846, he had been promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel, while serving in the Royal Perthshire Militia. In 1848, he appeared twice for the MCC in two first-class matches played against Oxford University and the Surrey Club. Four years later, he made three final appearances in first-class cricket, playing twice for the MCC and once for the Gentlemen of the North against the Gentlemen of the South.
He was appointed to be the Vice Lord Lieutenant of Perthshire in May 1878. Moncreiffe was a member of the Royal Company of Archers, having been admitted in 1837, and a captain of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.
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Scottish cricketer and British Army officer
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Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, 7th Baronet was born on 9 January 1822 in Moncrieffe House.
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Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, 7th Baronet died on 16 August 1879 in Moncreiffe House, Perthshire.
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Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, 7th Baronet was an entomologist and cricketer.
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