Thomas Trevor, 22nd Baron Dacre
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Thomas Crosbie William Trevor, 22nd Baron Dacre (5 December 1808 – 26 February 1890) was a British politician.
, and Pyne, daughter of the Very Reverend Maurice Crosbie, Dean of Limerick. Henry Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden
, Speaker of the House of Commons, was his younger brother. In 1824 he assumed by Royal license the surname of Trevor in lieu of his patronymic.
in 1847, a seat he held until 1852. The following year he succeeded his father in the barony and entered the House of Lords
. Between 1865 and 1869 he served as Lord Lieutenant of Essex
.
, in 1837. They had no children. He died at The Hoo, Hertfordshire
, in February 1890, aged 81, and was succeeded in the barony by his younger brother, Lord Hampden
. Lady Dacre died in August 1896, aged 79.
Background
Born Thomas Brand, Dacre was the eldest son of General Henry Trevor, 21st Baron DacreHenry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre
Henry Otway Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre, CB was a British peer and soldier.Born Henry Otway Brand, he was the second son of Thomas Brand and the 19th Baroness Dacre. In 1806, he married Pyne Crosbie and they had six children:*Hon...
, and Pyne, daughter of the Very Reverend Maurice Crosbie, Dean of Limerick. Henry Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden
Henry Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden
Henry Bouverie William Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden GCB, PC , was a British Liberal politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1872 to 1884.-Background and education:...
, Speaker of the House of Commons, was his younger brother. In 1824 he assumed by Royal license the surname of Trevor in lieu of his patronymic.
Political career
Dacre was returned to Parliament as one of three representatives for HertfordshireHertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Hertfordshire was a county constituency covering the county of Hertfordshire in England. It returned two Knights of the Shire to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
in 1847, a seat he held until 1852. The following year he succeeded his father in the barony and entered 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....
. Between 1865 and 1869 he served as Lord Lieutenant of Essex
Lord Lieutenant of Essex
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Essex. Since 1688, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Essex.*John Petre, 1st Baron Petre*John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford 1558–?...
.
Family
Lord Dacre married the Hon. Susan Sophia, daughter of Charles Cavendish, 1st Baron CheshamCharles Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham
Charles Compton Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham was a British Liberal politician.Cavendish was the fourth son of George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington, third son of the former Prime Minister William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, and his wife Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle,...
, in 1837. They had no children. He died at The Hoo, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
, in February 1890, aged 81, and was succeeded in the barony by his younger brother, Lord Hampden
Henry Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden
Henry Bouverie William Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden GCB, PC , was a British Liberal politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1872 to 1884.-Background and education:...
. Lady Dacre died in August 1896, aged 79.