Thomas Tyrwhitt (MP)
Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt (1762 – 24 February 1833) was Member of Parliament for Okehampton, Devon.
Career
Educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford and after serving as private secretary to the Prince of Wales,[1] Tyrwhitt was elected Member of Parliament for Okehampton in 1796.[2] Tyrwhitt was responsible for the construction of several roads across Dartmoor, a hamlet called Princetown named in honour of the Prince of Wales, a prison for prisoners of war captured during the Napoleonic Wars now known as HM Prison Dartmoor as well as the Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway.[2] He became Auditor of the Duchy of Cornwall in 1796 and Lord Warden of the Stannaries in 1803.[3]
He was elected Member of Parliament for Portarlington in 1802 and Plymouth in 1806.[1] In retirement he became Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod.[4]
References
- 1 2 Mosely, Brian (19 February 2011). "Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt (1762-1833)". The Encyclopaedia of Plymouth History. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- 1 2 National Portrait Gallery
- ↑ The London Gazette, issue 15652, 3 December 1803
- ↑ UK Parliament
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Tyrwhitt
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Colonel John St Leger Robert Ladbroke |
Member of Parliament for Okehampton 1796–1802 With: Richard Bateman-Robson |
Succeeded by Henry Holland, junior James Charles Stuart Strange |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Henry Brook Parnell |
Member of Parliament for Portarlington 1802–1806 |
Succeeded by John Langston |
| Preceded by Philip Langmead Sir William Elford |
Member of Parliament for Plymouth 1806 – 1812 With: Sir William Elford Sir Charles Pole |
Succeeded by Benjamin Bloomfield Sir Charles Pole |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by John Willett Payne |
Auditor of the Duchy of Cornwall 1796–1803 |
Succeeded by Sir John McMahon |
| Court offices | ||
| Preceded by John Willett Payne |
Lord Warden of the Stannaries 1803 – 1812 |
Succeeded by Marquess of Hertford |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Francis Molyneux |
Black Rod 1812–1832 |
Succeeded by Sir Augustus Clifford |