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Sir Thomas Clarges, 3rd Baronet

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Sir Thomas Clarges, 3rd Baronet (1751–1782) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1780 to 1782.

Clarges was the son of Thomas Clarges of Aston, Hertfordshire and his wife Anne Shute of John Shute, 1st Viscount Barrington and was born on 4 October 1751. He succeeded his grandfather Sir Thomas Clarges, 2nd Baronet in the baronetcy on 19 February 1759. He was educated Eton College in 1765 and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1770.[1] He married Louisa Skrine, daughter of William Skrine on 20 October 1777.[2]

Annuity (Heirs of Sir Thomas Clarges) Act 1799
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn act to enable the lords commissioners of the treasury to contract with the most noble Charles duke of Richmond, for the absolute purchase of the property of the said duke, and all others interested in a certain duty of twelve pence per chaldron on coals shipped in the river Tyne to be consumed in England, and to grant a compensation for the same, by way of annuity payable out of the consolidated fund.
Citation39 Geo. 3. c. 84
Dates
Royal assent12 July 1799

Clarges was elected Member of Parliament for Lincoln at the 1780 general election and held the seat until his death on 23 December 1782.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Clarges, Sir Thomas, Bart." . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  2. ^ a b "CLARGES, Sir Thomas, 3rd Bt. (1751-82), of Aston, Herts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Lincoln
1780 – 1783
With: Robert Vyner
Succeeded by
Baronetage of England
Preceded by Baronet
(of St Martin's in the Fields)
1751-1782
Succeeded by