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Thomas Powys, 2nd Baron Lilford

1775 – 1825

British peer

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About Thomas Powys, 2nd Baron Lilford

Lived 1775 – 1825 (aged 50).

Thomas Powys, 2nd Baron Lilford DL (8 April 1775 – 4 July 1825) was a British peer.

Early life He was the son of Thomas Powys, 1st Baron Lilford and Mary Mann of Lilford Hall.

He was educated at Eton College, St John's College, Cambridge and Lincoln's Inn (1794).

Career He succeeded his father as Baron Lilford in 1800.

He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Northamptonshire on 9 May 1803.

Personal life Henrietta Maria Vernon Atherton, 2nd Lady Lilford by John Hoppner, R.A. On 5 December 1797 at Penwortham, Lancashire, he married Henrietta Maria Vernon Atherton of Atherton Hall, Leigh . Henrietta Maria Atherton (née Legh) inherited Bank Hall which had come to her mother from a first cousin, George Anthony Legh Keck and the Atherton Hall via her father Robert Vernon Atherton Gwillym. Together, they had twelve children:

Thomas Atherton Powys, 3rd Baron Lilford (1801–1861), who married Hon. Mary Elizabeth Fox, daughter of Henry Fox, 3rd Baron Holland and Elizabeth Vassall, in 1830. Hon. Robert Vernon Powys (1802–1854), who married Jane Beckett, daughter of William Beckett, in 1825. Hon. Horatio Powys (1805–1877) Hon. Atherton Legh Powys (1809–1886) Hon. Henry Littleton Powys (1812–1863), who inherited Stoughton Grange, Leicestershire; he married Maria Gore, a daughter of Adm. Sir John Gore. Hon. Charles Powys (1813–1897) Hon. Henrietta Maria Powys (d. 1870) Hon. Eleanor Powys (1800–1880) Hon. Mary Powys (1804–1883) Hon. Elizabeth Atherton Powys (1807–1891) Hon. Frances Hester Powys (d. 1840) Hon. Jane Lucy Powys (1810–1905)

Lord Lilford died at Grosvenor Place on 4 July 1825 and was buried on 15 July 1835, at Achurch, Northamptonshire.

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Birth century
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Baron Lilford
Education
Eton College, St John's College

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Who was Thomas Powys, 2nd Baron Lilford?

British peer (1775-1825)

When was Thomas Powys, 2nd Baron Lilford born?

Thomas Powys, 2nd Baron Lilford was born on 8 April 1775 in Lilford Hall.

When did Thomas Powys, 2nd Baron Lilford die?

Thomas Powys, 2nd Baron Lilford died on 4 July 1825.

What was Thomas Powys, 2nd Baron Lilford known for?

Thomas Powys, 2nd Baron Lilford was known for Baron Lilford.

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· Wikidata: Q7793253

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