Frederick James Tollemache
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Frederick James Tollemache (16 April 1804 – 2 July 1888, Ham House) was a British gentleman and politician. He was the fifth son of William Tollemache, Lord Huntingtower and Catherine Gray.
Through the interest of his father, he was several times Member of Parliament
for Grantham
from 1826 to 1874.
On 26 August 1831, he married Sarah-Maria Bomford (d. 1835), by whom he had one daughter:
On 4 September 1847, he married Isabella Anne Forbes (d. 1850), by whom he had one daughter:
He was a director of the New Zealand Company
, and Manners Street, in Wellington, New Zealand is named for him. (His family did not adopt the surname of Tollemache until 1821).
Through the interest of his father, he was several times Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Grantham
Grantham (UK Parliament constituency)
Grantham was a Parliamentary constituency in Lincolnshire, England.The constituency was created in 1468 as a parliamentary borough which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until the union with Scotland, and then to the Parliament of Great Britain...
from 1826 to 1874.
On 26 August 1831, he married Sarah-Maria Bomford (d. 1835), by whom he had one daughter:
- Louisa Maria Tollemache (27 August 1832 – 16 May 1863), died unmarried
On 4 September 1847, he married Isabella Anne Forbes (d. 1850), by whom he had one daughter:
- Ada Maria Katherine Tollemache (21 June 1848 – 6 January 1928), married on 9 May 1868 at Ham House to Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 4th Baron SudeleyCharles Hanbury-Tracy, 4th Baron SudeleyCharles Douglas Richard Hanbury-Tracy, 4th Baron Sudeley PC FRS , styled The Honourable Charles Hanbury-Tracy from 1858 to 1877, was a British Liberal politician...
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He was a director of the New Zealand Company
New Zealand Company
The New Zealand Company originated in London in 1837 as the New Zealand Association with the aim of promoting the "systematic" colonisation of New Zealand. The association, and later the company, intended to follow the colonising principles of Edward Gibbon Wakefield, who envisaged the creation of...
, and Manners Street, in Wellington, New Zealand is named for him. (His family did not adopt the surname of Tollemache until 1821).