Thomas Mansel, 1st Baron Mansel
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Thomas Mansel, 1st Baron Mansel of Margam PC (c. 1668 – 10 December 1723), sometimes referred to as Thomas Mansell, was a Welsh
peer and Member of Parliament
for Cardiff and Glamorgan.
, sometime Member of Parliament for Glamorganshire
, and his wife Martha Carne. Mansel's great-grandfather was Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester
. He was educated at Jesus College, Oxford
, and graduated with a B.A. in 1686 and by 1699 he was awarded his Master of Arts. On 18 May 1686 he married Martha Millington, and they had six children, including Christopher Mansel, 3rd Baron Mansel and Bussy Mansel, 4th Baron Mansel
.
In 1701 he held the office of High Sheriff of Glamorgan
. On the 17 November 1706, upon the death of his father Edward, Mansel was made 5th Baronet Mansel of Margam, and on 1 January 1912, he became 1st Baron Mansel of Margam, allowing him to take a seat in the House of Lords
.
, as a Tory MP. Although Mansel held the seat until 1698, it wasn't until he won the seat of Glamorgan
in 1699 that he began to gain higher political offices. In 1704 he was given the post of Vice-Admiral of South Wales
and the same year he was appointed Comptroller of the Household
to Queen Anne
, a position he held until 1708. Whilst Comptroller of the Household, Mansel was invested as a Privy Council. From 1710 to 1711 he was a Commissioner of the Treasury, and from 1712 to 1714, now Baron Mansel, he was Teller of the Exchequer.
Wales
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peer and 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 Cardiff and Glamorgan.
Personal history
Mansel was the son of Sir Edward Mansel, 4th BaronetSir Edward Mansel, 4th Baronet
Sir Edward Mansel, 4th Baronet was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in three periods between 1660 and 1689....
, sometime Member of Parliament for Glamorganshire
Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Glamorganshire was a parliamentary constituency in Wales, returning two Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons. The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 divided it into five new constituencies: East Glamorganshire, South Glamorganshire, Mid Glamorganshire, Gower and Rhondda.- MPs...
, and his wife Martha Carne. Mansel's great-grandfather was Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester
Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester
Sir Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester was an English judge, politician and peer.-Life:He was the grandson of Sir Edward Montagu, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench from 1539 to 1545, who was named by King Henry VIII one of the executors of his will, and governor to his son, Edward VI.Born...
. He was educated at Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street...
, and graduated with a B.A. in 1686 and by 1699 he was awarded his Master of Arts. On 18 May 1686 he married Martha Millington, and they had six children, including Christopher Mansel, 3rd Baron Mansel and Bussy Mansel, 4th Baron Mansel
Bussy Mansel, 4th Baron Mansel
Bussy Mansel, 4th Baron Mansel was a Welsh peer.He succeeded his brother Christopher Mansel as Baron Mansel of Margam in 1744....
.
In 1701 he held the office of High Sheriff of Glamorgan
High Sheriff of Glamorgan
This page is a list of High Sheriffs of Glamorgan. Sheriffs of Glamorgan served under and were answerable to the independent Lords of Glamorgan until that lordship was merged into the crown. This is in contrast to sheriffs of the English shires who were from the earliest times officers of the crown...
. On the 17 November 1706, upon the death of his father Edward, Mansel was made 5th Baronet Mansel of Margam, and on 1 January 1912, he became 1st Baron Mansel of Margam, allowing him to take a seat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
.
Political career
In 1689 Mansel ran for, and won the Welsh Parliamentary seat of CardiffCardiff (UK Parliament constituency)
Cardiff was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Cardiff in South Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1918 general election.- MPs 1542-1645 :- MPs 1645–1832 :...
, as a Tory MP. Although Mansel held the seat until 1698, it wasn't until he won the seat of Glamorgan
Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Glamorganshire was a parliamentary constituency in Wales, returning two Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons. The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 divided it into five new constituencies: East Glamorganshire, South Glamorganshire, Mid Glamorganshire, Gower and Rhondda.- MPs...
in 1699 that he began to gain higher political offices. In 1704 he was given the post of Vice-Admiral of South Wales
Vice-Admiral of the Coast
The holder of the post Vice-Admiral of the Coast was responsible for the defence of one of the twenty maritime counties of England, the North and South of Wales, or the four provinces of Ireland....
and the same year he was appointed Comptroller of the Household
Comptroller of the Household
The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member. He was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth, until that body was abolished in the reform of the local...
to Queen Anne
Anne of Great Britain
Anne ascended the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702. On 1 May 1707, under the Act of Union, two of her realms, England and Scotland, were united as a single sovereign state, the Kingdom of Great Britain.Anne's Catholic father, James II and VII, was deposed during the...
, a position he held until 1708. Whilst Comptroller of the Household, Mansel was invested as a Privy Council. From 1710 to 1711 he was a Commissioner of the Treasury, and from 1712 to 1714, now Baron Mansel, he was Teller of the Exchequer.