Thomas Lister

Thomas Lister (8 October 1688 – 15 May 1745), of Gisburne Park, Yorkshire, was a British landowner and Tory politician who represented Clitheroe in the House of Commons from 1713 to 1745.

Early life and education Lister was born in October 1688, the eldest son of Thomas Lister of Arnoldsbigging and Westby Hall, Yorkshire and his wife Elizabeth Parker, daughter of John Parker of Entwistle, Lancashire. He was educated at Eton College from 1698 to 1706 and matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford on 1 February 1706, aged 17, although he claimed to have learnt very little in two and a half years there. He succeeded his father in 1706. In 1709, he was admitted at Middle Temple.

The park was also developed and designs were produced by Robert, 8th Lord Petre. Lister was returned unopposed on his own interest at the general elections of 1727, 1734 and 1741.

Marriage and family

On 27 November 1716, Lister married Catherine Assheton (died 1728), daughter of Sir Ralph Assheton, 2nd Baronet of Middleton Hall and Whalley Abbey, Lancashire. They had two sons and three daughters:

Catherine Lister (3 December 1718 – buried 8 May 1732) Anne Lister (bapt. 22 May 1722 – buried 10 February 1755), died unmarried Thomas Lister (1723–1761), MP for Clitheroe Nathaniel Lister (1725–1793), MP for Clitheroe Mary Lister (buried 3 September 1759), died unmarried

His sons both sat for Clitheroe after his death. His grandson Thomas Lister (1752–1826) also represented Clitheroe and was raised to the peerage in 1797 as Baron Ribblesdale.

Lister died on 15 May 1745 and was buried at Gisburne on 22 May 1745.