John Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret

John Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret PC (28 December 1772 – 10 March 1849), known as Lord John Thynne between 1789 and 1838, was a British peer and politician.^[1]

The Right Honourable The Lord Carteret PC
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
In office 1804–1812
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	William Pitt the Younger The Lord Grenville The Duke of Portland Spencer Perceval
Preceded by	Charles Francis Greville
Succeeded by	The Earl of Yarmouth
Personal details
Born	28 December 1772 (1772-12-28)
Died	10 March 1849 (1849-03-11) (aged 76) Hawnes Place, Bedfordshire
Nationality	British
Spouse	Mary Anne Master ​ (m. 1801)​
Alma mater	St John's College, Cambridge

Background and education

Carteret was the third son of Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath, and Lady Elizabeth Bentinck, daughter of William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge.^[2]

Political career

Carteret was returned to Parliament for Weobly in May 1796, a seat he held until December the same year,^[3] and then represented Bath between 1796 and 1832.^[4] He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from 1804 to 1812 and was sworn into the Privy Council in 1804.^[5]

In 1838 he succeeded his childless elder brother George in the barony and took his seat in the House of Lords.

Hawnes Park, (later Haynes Park)

Marriage

In 1801 Lord Carteret married Mary Anne Master (died February 1863), daughter of Thomas Master. They had no children.

Death and succession

He died at his house Hawnes Park in March 1849, aged 76. On his death the barony became extinct, while the estate passed to his nephew the Rev. Lord John Thynne, third son of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath and sub-Dean of Westminster.^[6]