Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 5th Baronet
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Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 5th Baronet (1693 – February 1733) was an English
Member of Parliament
and an ancestor of the modern day Dukes of Westminster
.
Thomas Grosvenor was the second surviving son of Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet
. His two oldest brothers, Thomas and Roger, pre-deceased their father. In 1727 Grosvenor and his older brother Richard
won the two parliamentary seats for Chester. Grosvenor succeeded to the baronetcy when Richard died in July 1732. However by that time Grosvenor was already very ill and, having been advised to travel to Italy, he died in Naples
in the February of the following year.
England
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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,...
and an ancestor of the modern day Dukes of Westminster
Duke of Westminster
The title Duke of Westminster was created by Queen Victoria in 1874 and bestowed upon Hugh Grosvenor, 3rd Marquess of Westminster. The current holder of the title is Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster....
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Thomas Grosvenor was the second surviving son of Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet
Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet
Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet was an English Member of Parliament and an ancestor of the modern day Dukes of Westminster...
. His two oldest brothers, Thomas and Roger, pre-deceased their father. In 1727 Grosvenor and his older brother Richard
Sir Richard Grosvenor, 4th Baronet
Sir Richard Grosvenor, 4th Baronet was an English Member of Parliament and an ancestor of the modern day Dukes of Westminster....
won the two parliamentary seats for Chester. Grosvenor succeeded to the baronetcy when Richard died in July 1732. However by that time Grosvenor was already very ill and, having been advised to travel to Italy, he died in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
in the February of the following year.