Thomas Powell Symonds
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Thomas Powell Symonds was Member of Parliament
(MP) for Hereford
1800 to 1819, and lieutenant colonel of the South Gloucester Militia.
Thomas Powell Symonds was the eldest son of Thomas Symonds Powell Symonds of Pengethley Manor (near Ross
) and his wife Sarah, daughter of Joseph Chester of Gloucester. He was the eldest of eight children.
Thomas Powell Symonds inherited Pengethley Manor from his father, but never married and had no children. He was succeeded by his nephew, also Thomas Powell Symonds (son of Rev Joseph Symonds—T.S.P. Symonds' second son).
Crest: A dolphin as in the arms.
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,...
(MP) for Hereford
Hereford (UK Parliament constituency)
Hereford was, until 2010, a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1918, it had elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system....
1800 to 1819, and lieutenant colonel of the South Gloucester Militia.
Thomas Powell Symonds was the eldest son of Thomas Symonds Powell Symonds of Pengethley Manor (near Ross
Ross-on-Wye
Ross-on-Wye is a small market town with a population of 10,089 in southeastern Herefordshire, England, located on the River Wye, and on the northern edge of the Forest of Dean.-History:...
) and his wife Sarah, daughter of Joseph Chester of Gloucester. He was the eldest of eight children.
Thomas Powell Symonds inherited Pengethley Manor from his father, but never married and had no children. He was succeeded by his nephew, also Thomas Powell Symonds (son of Rev Joseph Symonds—T.S.P. Symonds' second son).
Coat of arms
Coat of arms: Sa, a dolphin embowed holding in the mouth a fish arg.Crest: A dolphin as in the arms.