Thomas Agar-Robartes
Thomas Charles Reginald Agar-Robartes (known as Tommy) (22 May 1880 – 30 September 1915) was a British Liberal politician.
Tommy Agar-Robartes was the eldest son and heir of Thomas Agar-Robartes, 6th Viscount Clifden, and his wife Mary (née Dickenson) and was brought up at Lanhydrock House, Bodmin. Educated at Oxford and a keen horseman, he played in the Oxford University polo team that beat Cambridge in 1903.[1]
He was elected a Member of Parliament for Bodmin in the 1906 general election, but lost his seat in June 1906 following a controversial election petition by the defeated candidate alleging illegal payments to potential voters. He was elected to the St Austell Division of Cornwall in a by-election in 1908 and held the seat until his death.
He was commissioned a second-lieutenant in the Royal 1st Devon Imperial Yeomanry on 4 June 1902.[2] At the outbreak of World War I he joined the Royal Bucks Hussars as an officer. Tommy then joined the Coldstream Guards and was subsequently posted to France & Flanders. Captain The Honourable Thomas Charles Reginald Agar-Robartes, in command of No. 2 Coy, 1st Bn, the Coldstream Guards, was wounded in the Battle of Loos on 28 September and killed by a sniper on 30 September 1915[3] after rescuing a wounded comrade under heavy fire for which he was recommended for the Victoria Cross.
He is buried in Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, near Béthune. He is commemorated by a memorial in Truro Cathedral[4] and in stained glass at Wimpole[5] and Church Norton.[6] His younger brother Francis later succeeded their father in the viscountcy.
Notes
- ↑ "The Polo Monthly" (PDF). 19 January 1911: 334. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27439. p. 3611. 3 June 1902.
- ↑ CWGC entry
- ↑ http://ww1cemeteries.com/british_cemeteries_memorials/agar_robartes_mem_truro.htm
- ↑ Wimpole Parish Church at www.wimpole.info
- ↑ West Sussex County Council: Heritage at victorians.westsussex.gov.uk
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage. External link in
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| Preceded by Sir Lewis Molesworth |
Member of Parliament for Bodmin 1906–1906 |
Succeeded by Freeman Freeman-Thomas |
| Preceded by William Alexander McArthur |
Member of Parliament for St Austell 1908–1915 |
Succeeded by Sir Francis Layland-Barratt |