Thomas Powys, 1st Baron Lilford
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Thomas Powys, 1st Baron Lilford (4 May 1743 – 26 January 1800) was a British
peer and Member of Parliament
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Lilford was elected to the House of Commons
for Northamptonshire
in 1774, a seat he held until 1797. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Lilford, of Lilford in the County of Northampton. The family seat was Lilford Hall
. Lord Lilford married Mary, daughter of Galfridus Mann, in 1777. He died in January 1800, aged 56, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Thomas. Lady Lilford died in 1823.
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peer and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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Lilford was elected to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
for Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
The county constituency of Northamptonshire, in the East Midlands of England was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832 and was represented in...
in 1774, a seat he held until 1797. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Lilford, of Lilford in the County of Northampton. The family seat was Lilford Hall
Lilford Hall
Lilford Hall is a Grade 1 listed stately 100-room home having a Jacobean exterior and Georgian interior with a floor area, located in the eastern part of the County of Northamptonshire in the United Kingdom, south of Oundle and north of Thrapston. A Grade 1 listed building is considered by the UK...
. Lord Lilford married Mary, daughter of Galfridus Mann, in 1777. He died in January 1800, aged 56, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Thomas. Lady Lilford died in 1823.