British diplomat (1831–1896)
The Marquess of Bath, by
Carlo Pellegrini , 1874
John Alexander Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath (1 March 1831 – 20 April 1896), styled Viscount Weymouth between March and June 1837, was a British peer and landowner, and a diplomat for almost sixty years.
Background and education
Born in
St James's , he was the son of
Henry Thynne, 3rd Marquess of Bath and his wife Harriet, second daughter of
Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton .
[1] He succeeded his father as
Marquess in June 1837, aged six.
[1] Lord Bath was educated at
Eton College and
Christ Church, Oxford . He was a devout
Anglo-Catholic and a determined opponent of the
Public Worship Regulation Act 1874 which sought to suppress
Ritualism in the
Church of England .
He owned 55,000 acres, largely in
Monaghan , Wiltshire, Somerset and Shropshire.
[2]
Career
He held the office of
Envoy Extraordinary for the coronation of King
Pedro V of Portugal on 27 May 1858, and Envoy Extraordinary for the coronation of the
Emperor Franz Joseph I as
King of Hungary on 25 July 1867.
From 1874 to 1893, he was a trustee of the
National Portrait Gallery , as well as a trustee of the
British Museum in 1883. He was
Chairman of Wiltshire County Council and, having been a
Deputy Lieutenant of
Somerset from 1853, was appointed
Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire in 1889, a post he held until his death in 1896.
He served as treasurer of the
Salop Infirmary in
Shrewsbury in 1865.
[3]
Beriah Botfield , who tenuously claimed a family connection with the Thynnes, left to the Marquess after his death in 1863 his collections of early printed and colour plate books and paintings including Dutch landscapes, which have largely remained at
Longleat House .
[4]
Family and death
He married Frances Isabella Catherine Vesey, daughter of
Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci , on 20 August 1861. They had six children:
Sir Thomas Henry Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath (1862–1946)
Lady Alice Emma Thynne (1864–1942), married 1883
Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 8th Baronet .
Lady Katherine Georgina Louisa Thynne (1865–1933), married
Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer and had issue.
Lord John Boteville Thynne (1867–1887), died young and unmarried.
Lady Beatrice Thynne (1867–1941), died unmarried. She had been the heiress of her brother Alexander, including the manor of
Church Stretton , Shropshire, which on her death passed to her nephew Henry, Viscount Weymouth.
[5]
Lieut.-Col.
Lord Alexander George Boteville Thynne (1873–14 September 1918),
[6] who was a member of parliament for Bath,
[6] commanded the 6th Bn. of the Wiltshire Regiment,
[6] was awarded the Croix de Guerre (France),
[6] was killed in action,
[6] and died unmarried.
[6]
Lord Bath died in 1896, aged 65, in Italy and was buried at
Longbridge Deverill , Wiltshire. His arms were those of Botfield quartering Thynne augmented and were blazoned Quarterly 1 & 4. Barry of ten or and sable (Botfield) 2 & 3. A lion rampant tail nowed (Thynne, augmentation of honour) .
[7]
Family tree summary for the Thynnes of Longleat from about 1500
[8]
Ralph Botevile
[9]
Thomas Thynne
[9]
William Thynne
[9]
[10]
d. 1546
John Thynne of Longleat
[11]
c. 1515 –1580
Francis Thynne
[10]
c. 1544 –1608
John Thynneof Longleat
[12] 1555–1604
Charles Thynne
[13]
c. 1568 –1652
Thomas Thynne of Longleat
[14]
c. 1578 –1639
Baronet of Caus Castle , of Kempsford in the County of Gloucester, 1641
James of Longleat
[15] 1605–1670
Thomas of Richmond
[16]
d. 1669 Henry Frederick Thynne 1615–16801st Baronet of Kempsford
Baron Thynne , 1680
Viscount Weymouth , 1682
Thomas of Longleat ,
[17] 1648–1682
Thomas Thynne
[18] 1640–1714 inherited Longleat, 16821st Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne, 2nd Baronet of Kempsford James Thynne of Buckland
d. 1709 Henry Thynne Frederick
d. 1705
unmarried
Henry Thynne
[19] 1675–1708 Thomas Thynne
d. 1710
two daughters but no sons
Thomas Thynne
[20] 1710–17512nd Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne, 3rd Baronet of Kempsford
Marquess of Bath , 1789
Baron Carteret (2nd creation), 1784
Thomas Thynne
[21] 1734–17961st Marquess of Bath, 3rd Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne, 4th Baronet of Kempsford
Henry Carteret
[22] 1735–18261st Baron Carteret
Thomas Thynne
[23] 1765–18372nd Marquess of Bath, 4th Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne, 5th Baronet of Kempsford
George Thynne 1770–18382nd Baron Carteret
John Thynne 1772–18493rd Baron Carteret
Baron Carteret extinct, 1849
Henry Thynne
[24] 1797–18373rd Marquess of Bath, 5th Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne, 6th Baronet of Kempsford
Edward Thynne 1807–1884 Lady
Charlotte Anne Thynne 1811–1895marr. :
Walter Montagu Douglas Scott ,
Duke of Buccleuch and had issue.
John Thynne
[25] 1831–18964th Marquess of Bath, 6th Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne, 7th Baronet of Kempsford
Henry Thynne 1832–1904
Thomas Thynne 1862–19465th Marquess of Bath, 7th Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne, 8th Baronet of Kempsford
Ulric Oliver Thynne 1871–1957
Henry Thynne 1905–19926th Marquess of Bath, 8th Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne, 9th Baronet of Kempsford
Thomas Timothy Thynne 1929–1930
Alexander George Thynn 1930–20207th Marquess of Bath, 9th Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne, 10th Baronet of Kempsford Christopher John Thynne 1934–2017 Valentine Charles Thynne 1937–1979
Ceawlin Thynn
b. 1974 8th Marquess of Bath, 10th Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne, 11th Baronet of Kempsford Lucien Henry Valentine Thynne
b. 1965
John Alexander Ladi Thynn
b. 2014 styled Viscount Weymouth
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