Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci
Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci (21 September 1803 – 23 December 1875), was an Irish peer and Conservative politician.
Background
de Vesci was the son of John Vesey, 2nd Viscount de Vesci, and Frances Letitia, daughter of William Brownlow.[1]
Political career
de Vesci sat as Member of Parliament for the Queen's County between 1835 and 1837 and 1841 and 1852.[2] In 1857 he was elected an Irish Representative Peer and entered the House of Lords.
Family
Lord de Vesci married Lady Emma, daughter of George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke, in 1839. He died in December 1875, aged 72, and was succeeded by his son, John. His daughter, Beatrice Charlotte Elizabeth, married Lord Richard Grosvenor, a brother of the 1st Duke of Westminster.
Lady de Vesci founded the Abbeyleix Baby Linen Society, a co-operative enabling women access to affordable baby clothing.[3] She died in October 1884, aged 65.[4]
References
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External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Viscount de Vesci
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Queen's County 1835–1837 With: Sir Charles Coote, Bt |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Coote, Bt John FitzPatrick |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Queen's County 1841–1852 With: Sir Charles Coote, Bt 1841–1847 John FitzPatrick 1847–1852 |
Succeeded by Michael Dunne Sir Charles Coote, Bt |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Irish Representative Peer for Ireland 1857–1875 |
Succeeded by The Lord Massy |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by | Viscount de Vesci 1855–1875 |
Succeeded by John Robert William Vesey |
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