About William Edward Tomline
Lived 1787 – 1836 (aged 49). William Edward Tomline was a British politician.
William Edward Pretyman Tomline FRS (27 February 1787 – 28 May 1836) was an English Member of Parliament for several constituencies.
He was the son of George Pretyman Tomline, Bishop of Lincoln. He married Frances Amler, daughter and heiress of John of Ford Hall near Shrewsbury in 1811. The marriage produced two daughters and three sons, one of whom was Colonel George Tomline, also a Member of Parliament. On the death of his father, he inherited Riby Grove and property in Bacton, Suffolk.
He was born at Riby Grove in Lincolnshire, and educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge. On 19 November 1812 Tomline was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
His London home was the John Nash-designed, 1 Carlton House Terrace. He died aged 49 in 1836.
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British politician (1787-1836)
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William Edward Tomline was born on 27 February 1787.
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