Sir Thomas Hales, 4th Baronet
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Sir Thomas Pym Hales, 4th Baronet (c. 1726-18 March 1773), of Beakesbourne in Kent
, was an English Member of Parliament
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Hales was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Hales, 3rd Baronet
, a long-serving Member of Parliament who held a series of lucrative posts in the Royal Household. He succeeded to his father's baronetcy on 6 October 1762. Earlier the same year, he had entered Parliament as member for Downton
, a pocket borough under the control of his brother-in-law Lord Feversham. He initially supported the government, but in February 1764 he voted with the opposition over the use of general warrants in the Wilkes
case, and seems to have been henceforth regarded as of doubtful loyalties.
He did not stand for re-election in 1768, but returned to the Commons at a by-election at Dover
in January 1770, as the government-backed candidate, and remained its MP for the remaining three years of his life.
He married Mary Heyward, daughter of Gervase Heyward of Sandwich
, in 1764, and they had five daughters:
When Sir Thomas died in 1773, the baronetcy passed to his younger brother, Philip
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Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, was an English 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,...
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Hales was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Hales, 3rd Baronet
Sir Thomas Hales, 3rd Baronet
Sir Thomas Hales, 3rd Baronet , of Beakesbourne in Kent, was an English courtier and Member of Parliament.Hales was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Hales, 2nd Baronet, of Brymore, and was educated at Oriel College, Oxford...
, a long-serving Member of Parliament who held a series of lucrative posts in the Royal Household. He succeeded to his father's baronetcy on 6 October 1762. Earlier the same year, he had entered Parliament as member for Downton
Downton (UK Parliament constituency)
Downton was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
, a pocket borough under the control of his brother-in-law Lord Feversham. He initially supported the government, but in February 1764 he voted with the opposition over the use of general warrants in the Wilkes
John Wilkes
John Wilkes was an English radical, journalist and politician.He was first elected Member of Parliament in 1757. In the Middlesex election dispute, he fought for the right of voters—rather than the House of Commons—to determine their representatives...
case, and seems to have been henceforth regarded as of doubtful loyalties.
He did not stand for re-election in 1768, but returned to the Commons at a by-election at Dover
Dover (UK Parliament constituency)
Dover is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
in January 1770, as the government-backed candidate, and remained its MP for the remaining three years of his life.
He married Mary Heyward, daughter of Gervase Heyward of Sandwich
Sandwich, Kent
Sandwich is a historic town and civil parish on the River Stour in the Non-metropolitan district of Dover, within the ceremonial county of Kent, south-east England. It has a population of 6,800....
, in 1764, and they had five daughters:
- Mary Anne Hales (b. 1765)
- Jane Hales (b. 1766), married Henry Bridges (1769–1855), who later changed his name to Brook
- Elizabeth Hales (b. 1769), married John Calcraft of RempstonJohn Calcraft (the younger)John Calcraft the younger , of Rempstone in Dorset and Ingress in Kent, was an English landowner and Member of Parliament....
- Harriet Hales (b. 1770)
- Caroline Hales (1772–1853), married Colonel the Hon. John GoreJohn GoreJohn Gore may refer to:*John Gore , American sailor who accompanied James Cook*John Gore, 1st Baron Annaly , Irish peer and MP for Jamestown and Longford County...
(1767–1836)
When Sir Thomas died in 1773, the baronetcy passed to his younger brother, Philip
Sir Philip Hales, 5th Baronet
Sir Philip Hales, 5th Baronet , of Beakesbourne in Kent, was an English courtier and Member of Parliament.Hales was the sixth son of Sir Thomas Hales, 3rd Baronet, a long-serving Member of Parliament who held a series of lucrative posts in the Royal Household...
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