Thomas Mansel, 1st Baron Mansel

Thomas Mansel, 1st Baron Mansel of Margam PC (c. 1668 – 10 December 1723), of Margam Abbey, Glamorgan, also known as Thomas Mansell, was a Welsh Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1689 until 1712, when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Mansel as one of Harley's Dozen and sat in the House of Lords.

Canting arms of Mansel: Argent, a chevron between three maunches sable

Early life

Mansel was the son of Sir Edward Mansel, 4th Baronet, of Margam Abbey, Glamorgan, Wales, sometime Member of Parliament for Glamorganshire, and his wife Martha Carne. Mansel's great-grandfather was Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester.[1] He was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, and graduated with a B.A. in 1686 and by 1699 he was awarded his Master of Arts.[2] On 18 May 1686 he married Martha Millington, daughter of Francis Millington, merchant, of London and Newick Place, Sussex.[1]

Political career

In 1689 Mansel ran for, and won the Welsh Parliamentary seat of Cardiff, as a Tory MP.[3] Although Mansel held the seat until 1698, it wasn't until he won the seat of Glamorgan in 1699 that he began to gain higher political offices. In 1701 he held the office of High Sheriff of Glamorgan. In 1704 he was given the post of Vice-Admiral of South Wales and the same year he was appointed Comptroller of the Household to Queen Anne, a position he held until 1708. Whilst Comptroller of the Household, Mansel was invested as a Privy Council. On the death of his father on 17 November 1706, he succeeded to the baronetcy.[1] From 1710 to 1711 he was a Commissioner of the Treasury. On 1 January 1712, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Mansel of Margam, and vacated his seat in the House of Commons to sit in the House of Lords. From 1712 to 1714, he was Teller of the Exchequer.[4]

Death and legacy

Mansel died on 10 December 1723 and was buried at Margam.[3] He and his wife had six children, including Robert Mansel (1695–1723), MP (who predeceased his father by a few months), Christopher Mansel, 3rd Baron Mansel and Bussy Mansel, 4th Baron Mansel.

Sources

George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage 1900
Foster, Joseph. "Mab-Marygold in Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 pp. 956-982". British History Online. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
"MANSEL, Thomas II (1667–1723), of Gerard Street, Westminster and Margam Abbey, Glam". History of Parliament Online (1660–1690). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
"MANSEL, Thomas I (1667–1723), of Penrice Castle, Gower, Glam.; Margam Abbey, Glam.; and Soho Square, Westminster". History of Parliament Online (1690–1715). Retrieved 1 July 2019.

Parliament of England
Preceded by Francis Gwyn	Member of Parliament for Cardiff 1689–1698	Succeeded by Sir Edward Stradling, Bt
Preceded by Bussy Mansel	Member of Parliament for Glamorganshire 1699–1707	Succeeded by Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Parliament of England	Member of Parliament for Glamorganshire 1707–1712	Succeeded by Robert Jones
Political offices
Preceded by Sir Edward Seymour, Bt	Comptroller of the Household 1704–1708	Succeeded by The Earl of Cholmondeley
Preceded by John Smith	Teller of the Exchequer 1712–1714	Succeeded by John Smith
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Carbery	Vice-Admiral of South Wales 1714–1715	Succeeded by Marquess of Winchester
Peerage of England
New creation	Baron Mansel 1712–1723	Succeeded by Thomas Mansel
Baronetage of England
Preceded by Edward Mansel	Baronet (of Margam) 1706–1723	Succeeded by Thomas Mansel

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[Cokayne-1] George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage 1900

[ALUM-2] Foster, Joseph. "Mab-Marygold in Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 pp. 956-982". British History Online. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

[HOP-3] "MANSEL, Thomas II (1667–1723), of Gerard Street, Westminster and Margam Abbey, Glam". History of Parliament Online (1660–1690). Retrieved 1 July 2019.

[HOP2-4] "MANSEL, Thomas I (1667–1723), of Penrice Castle, Gower, Glam.; Margam Abbey, Glam.; and Soho Square, Westminster". History of Parliament Online (1690–1715). Retrieved 1 July 2019.