Thomas Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath
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Thomas Henry Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath KG CB PC JP (15 July 1862 – 9 June 1946), styled Viscount Weymouth until 1896, was a British landowner and Conservative politician. He held ministerial office as Under-Secretary of State for India in 1905 and Master of the Horse between 1922 and 1924. He was also involved in local politics and served as Chairman of Wiltshire County Council between 1906 and his death in 1946.
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The Marquess of Bath | |
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Under-Secretary of State for India | |
In office 20 January 1905 – 4 December 1905 | |
Monarch | Edward VII |
Prime Minister | Arthur Balfour |
Preceded by | Earl Percy |
Succeeded by | John Ellis |
Master of the Horse | |
In office 20 November 1922 – 22 January 1924 | |
Monarch | George V |
Prime Minister | Bonar Law Stanley Baldwin |
Preceded by | The Earl of Chesterfield |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Granard |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 July 1862 (1862-07-15) The Stable Yard, St James's, London |
Died | 9 June 1946 (1946-06-10) (aged 83) |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Violet Mordaunt
(m. 1890; died 1928) |
Children | 5, including Henry |
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Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
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