Uvedale Tomkins Price
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Uvedale Tomkins Price was a British Member of Parliament
.
, by his wife Lucy Rodd, heiress of the Foxley estate at Yazor
in Herefordshire
. He was named for Lucy's uncle Uvedale Tomkins, the son of her grandmother Lucy Uvedale by the latter's second husband Sir Thomas Tomkins, MP.
until he became Baron of the Exchequer in 1702; the seat remained in the family, however, as his successor at Weobley was his elder son Thomas, who was then only 21 or 22. Thomas's career ended prematurely, as he died unmarried at Genoa
in September 1706.
Uvedale Price's first election to represent the same constituency came in 1713, for the fourth Parliament after the Acts of Union
. He was also elected in 1727.
He was married in 1714 to Anne (d.1741), daughter and coheiress of Lord Arthur Somerset of Poston Court in Vowchurch
, Herefordshire (younger son of Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort
), by his wife Mary, daughter and heiress of Sir William Russell, 1st baronet
of Laugharne, Carmarthenshire
. They had three daughters, who died early; and an only son, Robert (1717-1761), who, by a daughter of John Shute Barrington, 1st Viscount Barrington
, had seven surviving sons.
Uvedale Tomkins Price died at Bath in 1764 and was succeeded at Foxley by his grandson Uvedale Price
, writer on the Picturesque
.
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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Early life
Uvedale Tomkins Price was the younger son of Robert Price, Baron of the ExchequerExchequer
The Exchequer is a government department of the United Kingdom responsible for the management and collection of taxation and other government revenues. The historical Exchequer developed judicial roles...
, by his wife Lucy Rodd, heiress of the Foxley estate at Yazor
Yazor
Yazor is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Herefordshire. The hamlet of Yarsop lies about a mile to its north at ....
in Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
. He was named for Lucy's uncle Uvedale Tomkins, the son of her grandmother Lucy Uvedale by the latter's second husband Sir Thomas Tomkins, MP.
Career
Price's father had been MP for WeobleyWeobley
Weobley is a black and white village in Herefordshire, England.The name possibly derives from 'Wibba's Ley', a ley being a woodland glade and Wibba being a local Saxon landowner...
until he became Baron of the Exchequer in 1702; the seat remained in the family, however, as his successor at Weobley was his elder son Thomas, who was then only 21 or 22. Thomas's career ended prematurely, as he died unmarried at Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
in September 1706.
Uvedale Price's first election to represent the same constituency came in 1713, for the fourth Parliament after the Acts of Union
Acts of Union 1707
The Acts of Union were two Parliamentary Acts - the Union with Scotland Act passed in 1706 by the Parliament of England, and the Union with England Act passed in 1707 by the Parliament of Scotland - which put into effect the terms of the Treaty of Union that had been agreed on 22 July 1706,...
. He was also elected in 1727.
He was married in 1714 to Anne (d.1741), daughter and coheiress of Lord Arthur Somerset of Poston Court in Vowchurch
Vowchurch
Vowchurch is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, situated in the Golden Valley, on the River Dore. The village is about southwest of Hereford. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 163. The parish church, St Bartholomew, serves a large ecclesiastical...
, Herefordshire (younger son of Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort
Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort
Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort, KG, PC was an English peer. He was styled Lord Herbert from 1646 until 3 April 1667, when he succeeded his father as 3rd Marquess of Worcester....
), by his wife Mary, daughter and heiress of Sir William Russell, 1st baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
of Laugharne, Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire is a unitary authority in the south west of Wales and one of thirteen historic counties. It is the 3rd largest in Wales. Its three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford...
. They had three daughters, who died early; and an only son, Robert (1717-1761), who, by a daughter of John Shute Barrington, 1st Viscount Barrington
John Shute Barrington, 1st Viscount Barrington
John Shute Barrington, 1st Viscount Barrington was an English lawyer and theologian-Background and education:Born at Theobalds House, near Cheshunt in Hertfordshire, he was the son of the merchant, Benjamin Shute...
, had seven surviving sons.
Uvedale Tomkins Price died at Bath in 1764 and was succeeded at Foxley by his grandson Uvedale Price
Uvedale Price
Sir Uvedale Price, 1st Baronet , author of the Essay on the Picturesque, As Compared With The Sublime and The Beautiful , was a Herefordshire landowner who was at the heart of the 'Picturesque debate' of the 1790s...
, writer on the Picturesque
Picturesque
Picturesque is an aesthetic ideal introduced into English cultural debate in 1782 by William Gilpin in Observations on the River Wye, and Several Parts of South Wales, etc. Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty; made in the Summer of the Year 1770, a practical book which instructed England's...
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