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'''Thomas Read Kemp''' (23 December 1782 – 20 December 1844) was an [[England|English]] property developer and politician.
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'''Thomas Read Kemp''' (23 December 1782 – 20 December 1844) was an [[England|English]] property developer and politician.


==Life==
==Life==
He was the son of [[Sussex]] landowner and Member of Parliament [[Thomas Kemp (MP)|Thomas Kemp]], and his wife Anne, daughter of Henry Read of Brookland. He was educated at [[Westminster School]], and matriculated at [[St John's College, Cambridge]] in 1801. He graduated B.A. 1805, M.A. 1810. He entered the [[Middle Temple]] in 1804.<ref>{{acad|id=KM800TR|name=Kemp, Thomas Read}}</ref>
He was the son of [[Sussex]] landowner and Member of Parliament [[Thomas Kemp (MP)|Thomas Kemp]], and his wife Anne, daughter of Henry Read of Brookland. He was educated at [[Westminster School]], and matriculated at [[St John's College, Cambridge]] in 1801. He graduated B.A. 1805, M.A. 1810. He entered the [[Middle Temple]] in 1804.<ref>{{acad|id=KM800TR|name=Kemp, Thomas Read}}</ref>


Kemp conceived and developed the [[Regency architecture|Regency]]-style [[Kemp Town]] estate in Brighton on the south coast of England. He was [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Lewes (UK Parliament constituency)|Lewes]] 1811–16 and 1826–37 and for [[Arundel (UK Parliament constituency)|Arundel]] 1823–26.<ref name="HoP">{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/kemp-thomas-read-1782-1844|title=''Kemp, Thomas Read (1782–1844), of Hurstmonceaux Park, Suss.'', History of Parliament Online|accessdate=19 June 2015}}</ref> He fled Britain in 1837 to escape his creditors and died in [[Paris]] in 1844. He is buried in [[Père Lachaise Cemetery]]. A tablet was erected to his memory at [[St Nicholas' Church, Brighton|
Kemp lived at [[Herstmonceaux]],<ref>[https://kemptownestatehistories.com/the-kemp-town-estate The Kemp Town Estate] Retrieved 27/4/21.</ref> then conceived and developed the [[Regency architecture|Regency]]-style [[Kemp Town]] estate in Brighton on the south coast of England. He was [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Lewes (UK Parliament constituency)|Lewes]] 1811–16 and 1826–37 and for [[Arundel (UK Parliament constituency)|Arundel]] 1823–26.<ref name="HoP">{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/kemp-thomas-read-1782-1844|title=''Kemp, Thomas Read (1782–1844), of Hurstmonceaux Park, Suss.'', History of Parliament Online|accessdate=19 June 2015}}</ref>
He fled Britain in 1837 to escape his creditors and died in [[Paris]] in 1844. He is buried in [[Père Lachaise Cemetery]]. A tablet was erected to his memory at [[St Nicholas' Church, Brighton|
St Nicholas's Church]] next to his wife's.
St Nicholas's Church]].


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Revision as of 21:56, 15 June 2024

Thomas Read Kemp
Member of Parliament
for Lewes
In office
1811–1816
Member of Parliament
for Arundel
In office
1823–1826
Member of Parliament
for Lewes
In office
1826–1837
Personal details
Born(1782-12-23)23 December 1782
Died20 December 1844(1844-12-20) (aged 61)
Paris, France
Resting placePère Lachaise Cemetery
Children10
Alma mater

Thomas Read Kemp (23 December 1782 – 20 December 1844) was an English property developer and politician.

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He was the son of Sussex landowner and Member of Parliament Thomas Kemp, and his wife Anne, daughter of Henry Read of Brookland. He was educated at Westminster School, and matriculated at St John's College, Cambridge in 1801. He graduated B.A. 1805, M.A. 1810. He entered the Middle Temple in 1804.[1]

Kemp lived at Herstmonceaux,[2] then conceived and developed the Regency-style Kemp Town estate in Brighton on the south coast of England. He was Member of Parliament for Lewes 1811–16 and 1826–37 and for Arundel 1823–26.[3]

He fled Britain in 1837 to escape his creditors and died in Paris in 1844. He is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery. A tablet was erected to his memory at St Nicholas's Church.

Family

Drawing of Kemp by Sir Thomas Lawrence.

Kemp married Frances Baring, daughter of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet and Harriet Herring in 1806. They had four sons and six daughters. She died during childbirth in 1825 and was buried at St. Nicholas's Church.

As second marriage in 1832, Kemp wedded Frances Shakerley of Somerford, widow of Harvey Vigors. They had one son.[3]

References

  • Rose Collis (2010) The New Encyclopedia of Brighton Brighton and Hove City Council

Notes

  1. ^ "Kemp, Thomas Read (KM800TR)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ The Kemp Town Estate Retrieved 27/4/21.
  3. ^ a b "Kemp, Thomas Read (1782–1844), of Hurstmonceaux Park, Suss., History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 19 June 2015.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Lewes
1811–1816
With: Henry Shelley 1811–1812
George Shiffner 1812–1816 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Arundel
1823–1826
With: Viscount Bury 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Lewes
1826–1837
With: Sir John Shelley, Bt 1826–1831
Sir Charles Blunt, Bt 1831–1837 		Succeeded by
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