Thomas Colyear, 4th Earl of Portmore

Thomas Charles Colyear, 4th Earl of Portmore (27 March 1772 – 18 January 1835), styled Viscount Milsington from 1785 until 1823, was a British politician.

Lord Portmore was the son of William Colyear, 3rd Earl of Portmore and succeeded him to his titles upon his death. He was married twice; in 1793 he married Lady Mary Elizabeth Bertie (d. 1797), daughter of Brownlow Bertie, 5th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, by whom he had a son:

In 1828 Lord Portmore married Frances Murrells, by whom he had no issue.[1]

Lord Portmore was a Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Boston in Lincolnshire from 1796 to 1802.

First-class cricket

Lord Milsington was an English amateur cricketer who made 6 known appearances in first-class cricket matches from 1792 to 1799. He was mainly associated with Hampshire and was an early member of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).[2]

Arms

Arms of Thomas Colyear, 4th Earl of Portmore
Coronet
A Coronet of an Earl
Crest
An Unicorn rampant Argent armed and maned Or
Escutcheon
Gules on a Chevron between three Wolves' Heads erased Or as many Oak Trees eradicated proper fructed Or
Supporters
On either side a Wolf proper
Motto
Avance

References

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=DqkTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA447&lpg=PA447&dq=thomas+colyear+portmore&source=web&ots=w8kuAwtJXx&sig=YsBPI1JS1q9e2t2jzMeBkwS3DHo&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Scotland, and Ireland by John Burke and John Bernard Burke
  2. Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744-1826), Lillywhite, 1862

External sources

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Sir Peter Burrell
Thomas Fydell
Member of Parliament for Boston
1796–1800
With: Thomas Fydell
Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Parliament of Great Britain
Member of Parliament for Boston
18011802
With: Thomas Fydell
Succeeded by
William Madocks
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
William Colyear
Earl of Portmore
1823–1835
Extinct


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