Thomas Powys, 2nd Baron Lilford
| Thomas Powys | |
|---|---|
 Thomas Powys 2nd Baron Lilford (portrait by Henry William Pickersgill) | |
| Born |
8 April 1775 Lilford Hall |
| Died | 4 July 1825 (aged 50) |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Thomas Powys, 2nd Baron Lilford |
| Known for | 2nd Baron Lilford |
Thomas Powys, 2nd Baron Lilford (8 April 1775 – 4 July 1825) was a British peer. He was the son of Thomas Powys, 1st Baron Lilford and Mary Mann of Lilford Hall. He succeeded his father as Baron Lilford in 1800. He was educated at Eton College, St John's College, Cambridge and Lincoln's Inn (1794). He married Henrietta Maria Vernon Atherton of Atherton Hall, Leigh on 5 December 1797 at Penwortham, Lancashire and they had twelve children.[1]
| Child | Birth | Death |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Atherton Powys | 1801 | 1861 |
| Robert Vernon Powys | 1802 | 1854 |
| Horatio Powys | 1805 | 1877 |
| Atherton Legh Powys | 1809 | 1886 |
| Henry Littleton Powys | 1812 | 1863 |
| Charles Powys | 1813 | 1897 |
| Henrietta Maria Powys | Unknown | 1870 |
| Eleanor Powys | 1800 | 1880 |
| Mary Powys | 1804 | 1883 |
| Elizabeth Atherton Powys | 1807 | 1891 |
| Frances Hester Powys | Unknown | 1840 |
| Jane Lucy Powys | 1810 | 1905 |
Henrietta Maria Atherton (née Legh) inherited Bank Hall which had come to her mother from a first cousin, George Anthony Legh Keck and the Atherton Hall via her father Robert Vernon Atherton. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Northamptonshire on 9 May 1803.[2] Thomas died at Grosvenor Place on 4 July 1825 and was buried on 15 July 1835, at Achurch, Northamptonshire.[1] His fifth Son Henry Littleton Powys inherited Stoughton Grange, Leicestershire.[3]
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Powys |
Baron Lilford 1800–1825 |
Succeeded by Thomas Atherton Powys |
References
- 1 2 Tim Powys-Lyb (2011) "Thomas Powys Lord Lilford", http://www.tim.ukpub.net/pl_tree/ps01/ps01_143.html
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 15666. p. 63. 14 January 1804.
- ↑ Person Page 5977