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Thomas Read Kemp (December 23, 1782 – December 20, 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 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.^[2] 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 next to his wife's.

Family

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^{[disambiguation needed]}, widow of Harvey Vigors. They had one son.^[2]

References

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

Notes

^ "Kemp, Thomas Read (KM800TR)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ ^a ^b "Kemp, Thomas Read (1782–1844), of Hurstmonceaux Park, Suss., History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 19 June 2015.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Read Kemp
Thomas Read Kemp

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Henry Shelley Thomas Kemp	Member of Parliament for Lewes 1811–1816 With: Henry Shelley 1811–1812 George Shiffner 1812–1816	Succeeded by George Shiffner John Shelley
Preceded by Viscount Bury Robert Blake	Member of Parliament for Arundel 1823–1826 With: Viscount Bury	Succeeded by Edward Lombe John Atkins
Preceded by John Shelley George Shiffner	Member of Parliament for Lewes 1826–1837 With: John Shelley 1826–1831 Charles Richard Blunt 1831–1837	Succeeded by Charles Richard Blunt Henry Fitzroy

[1] "Kemp, Thomas Read (KM800TR)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[HoP-2] "Kemp, Thomas Read (1782–1844), of Hurstmonceaux Park, Suss., History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 19 June 2015.

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 ==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>
-[[File:Drawing of Thomas Kemp by Thomas Lawrence.jpg|thumbnail|100px|Drawing of Kemp by Sir [[Thomas Lawrence]].]]
+[[File:Drawing of Thomas Kemp by Thomas Lawrence.jpg|thumbnail|100px|Drawing of Kemp by Sir [[Thomas Lawrence]]]]
-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]] from 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's Church next to his wife's.
+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's Church next to his wife's.
 ==Family==