Lord Henry Thynne

Lord Henry "Harry" Frederick Thynne PC DL (2 August 1832 – 28 January 1904) was a British Conservative politician. He served under Benjamin Disraeli as Treasurer of the Household between 1875 and 1880.

The Right Honourable Lord Henry Thynne DL
Lord Henry Thynne by Leslie Ward, 1877.
Treasurer of the Household
In office 14 December 1875 – 21 April 1880
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	Benjamin Disraeli
Preceded by	Earl Percy
Succeeded by	The Earl of Breadalbane
Personal details
Born	2 August 1832 (1832-08-02)
Died	28 January 1904 (1904-01-29) (aged 71)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Lady Ulrica Seymour (d. 1916)
Children	Ulric Oliver Thynne & Rachel Thynne

Background

Thynne was the second son of Henry Thynne, 3rd Marquess of Bath, and his wife the Honourable Harriet Baring, daughter of Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton. John Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath, was his elder brother.^[1]

Political career

Thynne entered the House of Commons in 1859 as Member of Parliament for South Wiltshire, a seat he held until 1885,^[1][2] and served under Benjamin Disraeli as Treasurer of the Household from 1875 to 1880.^[1] In 1876 he was admitted to the Privy Council.^[3] Apart from his political career he was also a Major in the Wiltshire Yeomanry Cavalry and a Deputy Lieutenant for Wiltshire.^[1]

Family

Thynne married on 1 June 1858 Lady Ulrica Frederica Jane Seymour, daughter of Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset. They had four sons and two daughters:^[4]

• Henry "Harry" Boteville Thynne (1860–1887), committed suicide in his lodgings, Duke-street. St. James's, London
• Thomas Ulric Thynne (1861-1911), Royal Navy officer; m. 1898 Dorothy Mary Warner, daughter of Charles William Warner, CB
• John "Ion" Alexander Roger Thynne (1863-1914)
• Colonel Ulric Oliver Thynne, DSO (1871–1957), British Army officer; m. 1899 Marjory Wormald, daughter of Edward Wormald, and had issue
• Alice Ruth Hermione Thynne (1866-1948); m. 1889 Alexander Edward Lane Fox-Pitt Rivers
• Alice Rachel Thynne (d.1938)

Lord Henry died in January 1904, aged 71. Lady Ulrica survived him by twelve years and died in January 1916.^[1]

v t e  Family tree summary for the Thynnes of Longleat from about 1500[5]

Ralph Botevile[6] Thomas Thynne[6] William Thynne[6][7] d. 1546 John Thynne of Longleat[8] c. 1515–1580 Francis Thynne[7] c. 1544–1608 John Thynneof Longleat[9] 1555–1604 Charles Thynne[10] c. 1568–1652 Thomas Thynne of Longleat[11] c. 1578–1639 Baronet of Caus Castle, of Kempsford in the County of Gloucester, 1641 James of Longleat[12] 1605–1670 Thomas of Richmond[13] d. 1669 Henry Frederick Thynne 1615–1680 1st Baronet of Kempsford Baron Thynne, 1680 Viscount Weymouth, 1682 Thomas of Longleat,[14] 1648–1682 Thomas Thynne[15] 1640–1714 inherited Longleat, 1682 1st Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne, 2nd Baronet of Kempsford James Thynne of Buckland d. 1709 Henry Thynne Frederick d. 1705 unmarried Henry Thynne[16] 1675–1708 Thomas Thynne d. 1710 two daughters but no sons Thomas Thynne[17] 1710–1751 2nd Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne, 3rd Baronet of Kempsford Marquess of Bath, 1789 Baron Carteret (2nd creation), 1784 Thomas Thynne[18] 1734–1796 1st Marquess of Bath, 3rd Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne, 4th Baronet of Kempsford Henry Carteret[19] 1735–1826 1st Baron Carteret Thomas Thynne[20] 1765–1837 2nd Marquess of Bath, 4th Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne, 5th Baronet of Kempsford George Thynne 1770–1838 2nd Baron Carteret John Thynne 1772–1849 3rd Baron Carteret Baron Carteret extinct, 1849 Henry Thynne [21] 1797–1837 3rd Marquess of Bath, 5th Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne, 6th Baronet of Kempsford Edward Thynne 1807–1884 Lady Charlotte Anne Thynne 1811–1895 marr.: Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, Duke of Buccleuch and had issue. John Thynne[22] 1831–1896 4th Marquess of Bath, 6th Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne, 7th Baronet of Kempsford Henry Thynne 1832–1904 Thomas Thynne 1862–1946 5th Marquess of Bath, 7th Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne, 8th Baronet of Kempsford Ulric Oliver Thynne 1871–1957 Henry Thynne 1905–1992 6th Marquess of Bath, 8th Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne, 9th Baronet of Kempsford Thomas Timothy Thynne 1929–1930 Alexander George Thynn 1930–2020 7th Marquess of Bath, 9th Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne, 10th Baronet of Kempsford Christopher John Thynne 1934–2017 Valentine Charles Thynne 1937–1979 Ceawlin Thynn b. 1974 8th Marquess of Bath, 10th Viscount Weymouth and Baron Thynne, 11th Baronet of Kempsford Lucien Henry Valentine Thynne b. 1965 John Alexander Ladi Thynn b. 2014 styled Viscount Weymouth