Thomas Lewis (died 1736)
Thomas Lewis (c. 1679 – 22 November 1736) of Soberton, Hampshire, was a British Tory and then Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1708 and 1736.
Lewis was the eldest surviving son of Richard Lewis, MP, of Edington and Corsham, Wiltshire and his wife Mary James. He attended Salisbury School and succeeded his father in 1706, inheriting estates at Corsham in Wiltshire and The Van in Glamorgan.
He married firstly Anna Maria Curll, daughter of Sir Walter Curll, 1st Baronet of Soberton. She died in 1709 and he married secondly in February 1710, Elizabeth Turnour of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, with whom he had a daughter.[1] He lived at Soberton, which he inherited by his first marriage.
Lewis was returned as a Tory Member of Parliament (MP) for Whitchurch on 5 May 1708, but was unseated on petition on 21 December 1708. At the 1710 British general election, he was returned as MP for Winchester. He was then returned for Hampshire at the 1713 British general election.[1]
At the 1715 British general election he was returned as Tory MP for Southampton and was returned again at the 1722 British general election. In 1726 he switched to supporting Walpole's ministry. He became MP for Salisbury at the 1727 British general election and then for Portsmouth at the 1734 British general election.[2]
Lewis died on 22 November 1736, leaving his estates, which were heavily encumbered, to his only grandchild, the 4th Earl of Plymouth, with remainder successively to Sir Robert and Horace Walpole.[2]
References
- "LEWIS, Thomas (c.1679–1736), of Soberton, Hants". History of Parliament Online (1690–1715). Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- "LEWIS, Thomas (c.1679–1736), of Soberton, Hants". History of Parliament Online (1715–1754). Retrieved 29 April 2019.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Charles Wither Richard Wollaston |
Member of Parliament for Whitchurch 1708 With: Frederick Tylney |
Succeeded by Richard Wollaston George Brydges |
| Preceded by Lord William Powlett George Rodney Brydges |
Member of Parliament for Winchester 1710–1714 With: George Rodney Brydges |
Succeeded by George Brydges John Popham |
| Preceded by George Pitt Sir Simeon Stuart |
Member of Parliament for Hampshire 1713–1715 With: Sir Anthony Sturt |
Succeeded by George Pitt John Wallop |
| Preceded by Roger Harris Richard Fleming |
Member of Parliament for Southampton 1715–1727 With: Richard Fleming 1715–1722 Thomas Missing 1722–1727 |
Succeeded by Robert Eyre Anthony Henley |
| Preceded by Anthony Duncombe Francis Kenton |
Member of Parliament for Salisbury 1727–1734 With: Anthony Duncombe |
Succeeded by Peter Bathurst Henry Hoare |
| Preceded by Sir Charles Wager Sir John Norris |
Member of Parliament for Portsmouth 1734–1736 With: Philip Cavendish |
Succeeded by Philip Cavendish Charles Stewart |