Sir Edward Colebrooke, 4th Baronet

Sir Edward Colebrooke
MP
Member of Parliament
for Taunton 1842–1852, Lanarkshire 1857–1868 and North Lanarkshire 1868–1885
Personal details
Born Thomas Edward Colebrooke
(1813-08-19)19 August 1813
Calcutta, British India
Died 11 January 1890(1890-01-11) (aged 76)
London
Nationality British
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Elizabeth Margaret Richardson
Children 6 (1 died in infancy)
Education Eton College
Profession Politician
"Lanarkshire". Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1885.

Sir Thomas Edward Colebrooke, 4th Baronet (19 August 1813 – 11 January 1890),[1] who was known as Sir Edward Colebrooke,[2] was a British politician.

Early life and education

Edward was born in Calcutta,[3] the second son of Henry Thomas Colebrooke and Elizabeth (née Wilkinson) Colebrooke. He and his elder brother George Vernon went to Eton College. He then attended the East India Company College at Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire in preparation for appointment to a post in India with the East India Company.[3]

India

Colebrooke arrived in India in June 1832 and worked in Allahabad, leaving India on 9 October 1835 and arriving home in London in January 1836 to comfort his father following the unexpected death of his elder brother.[3]

Colebrooke baronetcy

Edward's brother George died on 9 February 1835[3] and his father in January 1837,[3] leaving Edward heir to the Colebrooke baronetcy which he inherited in 1838 on the death of his uncle, Sir James Edward Colebrooke.[4]

Career

Colebrooke was Member of Parliament (MP) for Taunton 1842–1852, Lanarkshire 1857–1868 and North Lanarkshire 1868–1885. He was Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire 1869–1890.[1]

He was Dean of Faculties at the University of Glasgow from 1869 to 1872 and was awarded an honorary LLD in 1873.[1]

Colebrooke came to live in Ottershaw, Surrey in 1859. He provided sufficient land from his estate for a church, churchyard and vicarage, paid all the construction costs and endowed the church with £100 per year.[5]

Marriage and family

He married Elizabeth Margaret Richardson, second daughter of John Richardson, at St Paul's Knightsbridge, London on 15 January 1857.[6]

They had six children, of whom five survived into adulthood:[7]

Death

Sir Edward Colebroke died on 11 January 1890 at his London home, aged 76.[7] His wife, Lady Elizabeth, died on 26 October 1896.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sir Thomas Edward Colebrooke". The University of Glasgow Story. University of Glasgow. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  2. Binns, p.xv. According to Binns, "His name was Thomas Edward Colebrooke but he was always known as Sir Edward and signed himself Edward Colebrooke".
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Binns, pp.15–17.
  4. Debrett, John; Collen, William George (1840). "Colebrooke, of Gatton, co Surrey". Debrett's Baronetage of England. Wiliam Pickering. p. 124. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  5. "Our History". Christ Church, Ottershaw. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  6. Binns, p.55.
  7. 1 2 Binns, p.235.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Binns, pp.246–247.
  9. Binns, pp.149–151.
  10. Binns, p.238.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Edward Thomas Bainbridge
Henry Labouchere
Member of Parliament for Taunton
1842 – 1852
With: Henry Labouchere
Succeeded by
Arthur Mills
Henry Labouchere
Preceded by
Alexander Baillie-Cochrane
Member of Parliament for Lanarkshire
18571868
Constituency abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament for North Lanarkshire
18681885
Succeeded by
Robert McLaren
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Lord Belhaven and Stenton
Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire
1869–1890
Succeeded by
The Earl of Home
Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by
James Edward Colebrooke
Baronet
(of Fairwarp, Kent)
1838–1890
Succeeded by
Edward Colebrooke, 1st Baron Colebrooke
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