Sir Thomas Sebright, 4th Baronet

Sir Thomas Sebright, 4th Baronet (1692–1736) of Beechwood Park was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1736.

Beechwood Park, now a school

Sebright was born on 11 May 1692, the eldest son of Sir Edward Sebright, 3rd Baronet of Besford, Worcestershire and his wife Anne Saunders, daughter and coheiress of Thomas Saunders of Beechwood, Hertfordshire. He succeeded his father in the baronetcy on 15 December 1702. He matriculated at Jesus College, Oxford on 3 June 1705 [1] In November 1718, he married Henrietta Dashwood, daughter of Sir Samuel Dashwood, MP and Lord Mayor of London.[2]

Sebright had inherited from his mother the Beechwood estate in Hertfordshire. He was elected Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire at the 1715 general election. He was re-elected at the succeeding elections of 1722, 1727 and 1734.[2]

Sebright died on 12 April 1736. He was a notable book collector. He left two sons, of whom Thomas inherited the baronetcy.[2]

References

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Ralph Freman, junior
Thomas Halsey
Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire
1715–1736
With: Ralph Freman, junior 1715-1722
Charles Caesar 1727-1734
William Plumer 1734-1736
Succeeded by
William Plumer
Charles Caesar
Baronetage of England
Preceded by
Sir Edward Sebright, 3rd Baronet
Baronet
(of Besford)
1702-1736
Succeeded by
Sir Thomas Saunders Sebright, 5th Baronet
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