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Sir Thomas Sebright, 4th Baronet

1692 – 1736

English politician, 1692-1736

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Lived 1692 – 1736 (aged 43). Sir Thomas Sebright, 4th Baronet was an English and British politician.

Sir Thomas Sebright, 4th Baronet (1692–1736) of Beechwood Park was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1736. Sebright was born on 11 May 1692, the eldest son of Sir Edward Sebright, 3rd Baronet of Besford, Worcestershire and his wife Anne Saunders, daughter and coheiress of Thomas Saunders of Beechwood, Hertfordshire. He succeeded his father in the baronetcy on 15 December 1702. He matriculated at Jesus College, Oxford on 3 June 1705

In November 1718, he married Henrietta Dashwood, daughter of Sir Samuel Dashwood, MP and Lord Mayor of London. Sebright had inherited from his mother the Beechwood estate in Hertfordshire. He was elected Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire at the 1715 general election. He was re-elected at the succeeding elections of 1722, 1727 and 1734. Sebright died on 12 April 1736. He was a notable book collector. He left two sons, of whom Thomas inherited the baronetcy.

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Member of the 8th Parliament of Great Britain, Member of the 7th Parliament of Great Britain, Member of the 6th Parliament of Great Britain, Member of the 5th Parliament of Great Britain
Also known as
Thomas Sebright, Sir Thomas Sebright, Thomas Saunders Sebright, Sir Thomas Saunders Sebright, 4th Baronet, 4th Bt.

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Who was Sir Thomas Sebright, 4th Baronet?

English politician, 1692-1736

When was Sir Thomas Sebright, 4th Baronet born?

Sir Thomas Sebright, 4th Baronet was born on 11 May 1692.

When did Sir Thomas Sebright, 4th Baronet die?

Sir Thomas Sebright, 4th Baronet died on 12 April 1736.

What was Sir Thomas Sebright, 4th Baronet's occupation?

Sir Thomas Sebright, 4th Baronet was a politician.

What nationality was Sir Thomas Sebright, 4th Baronet?

Sir Thomas Sebright, 4th Baronet was English and British.

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· Wikipedia: Sir Thomas Sebright, 4th Baronet

· Wikidata: Q27909875

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