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'''Sir Thomas Edward Colebrooke, 4th Baronet''' (19 August 1813 – 11 January 1890)<ref name="University"/> was a British politician. |
'''Sir Thomas Edward Colebrooke, 4th Baronet''' (19 August 1813 – 11 January 1890)<ref name="University"/>, who was known as '''Sir Edward Colebrooke''',<ref name="Binns">{{cite book | title=Sir Edward Colebrooke of Abington and Ottershaw, Baronet and Member of Parliament: The Four Lives of an Extraordinary Victorian | publisher=Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd | author=Binns, Sheila | year=2014 | location=Guildford, Surrey | pages=xv | isbn=978 17814 86948}} According to Binns, "His name was Thomas Edward Colebrooke but he was always known as Sir Edward and signed himself Edward Colebrooke".</ref> was a British politician. |
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He was the son of [[Henry Thomas Colebrooke]] and Elizabeth (née Wilkinson) Colebrooke. He inherited the baronetcy in 1838 on the death of his uncle, Sir James Edward Colebrooke.<ref name="Debrett">{{cite web | url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mvIDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124&dq=Sir+Thomas+Colebrooke,+4th+Baronet,&source=bl&ots=XaOFmkgewj&sig=vutI0EeL2h3wWYwf6E4TUWVcGm4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PplKU9jmL8qg7Abw7ICQCQ&ved=0CG8Q6AEwDA#v=onepage&q=Sir%20Thomas%20Colebrooke%2C%204th%20Baronet%2C&f=false | title=Colebrooke, of Gatton, co Surrey | publisher=Wiliam Pickering | work=[[Debrett's|Debrett's Baronetage of England]] | date=1840 | accessdate=13 April 2014 | author=[[Debrett's#John Debrett|Debrett, John]]; Collen, William George | pages=124}}</ref> |
He was the son of [[Henry Thomas Colebrooke]] and Elizabeth (née Wilkinson) Colebrooke. He inherited the baronetcy in 1838 on the death of his uncle, Sir James Edward Colebrooke.<ref name="Debrett">{{cite web | url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mvIDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124&dq=Sir+Thomas+Colebrooke,+4th+Baronet,&source=bl&ots=XaOFmkgewj&sig=vutI0EeL2h3wWYwf6E4TUWVcGm4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PplKU9jmL8qg7Abw7ICQCQ&ved=0CG8Q6AEwDA#v=onepage&q=Sir%20Thomas%20Colebrooke%2C%204th%20Baronet%2C&f=false | title=Colebrooke, of Gatton, co Surrey | publisher=Wiliam Pickering | work=[[Debrett's|Debrett's Baronetage of England]] | date=1840 | accessdate=13 April 2014 | author=[[Debrett's#John Debrett|Debrett, John]]; Collen, William George | pages=124}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:29, 1 November 2014
Sir Thomas Edward Colebrooke, 4th Baronet (19 August 1813 – 11 January 1890)[1], who was known as Sir Edward Colebrooke,[2] was a British politician.
He was the son of Henry Thomas Colebrooke and Elizabeth (née Wilkinson) Colebrooke. He inherited the baronetcy in 1838 on the death of his uncle, Sir James Edward Colebrooke.[3]
He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Taunton 1842–1852, Lanarkshire 1857–1868 and North Lanarkshire 1868–1885. He was Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire 1869-1890.[1]
Colebrook was Dean of Faculties at the University of Glasgow from 1869 to 1872 and was awarded an honorary LLD in 1873.[1]
He married Elizabeth Margaret Richardson, daughter of J. Richardson, on 15 January 1857.
Colebrooke came to live in Ottershaw in 1859. He provided sufficient land from his estate for a church, churchyard and vicarage, paid all the construction costs and endowed the church with £100 per year.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Sir Thomas Edward Colebrooke". The University of Glasgow Story. University of Glasgow. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ Binns, Sheila (2014). Sir Edward Colebrooke of Abington and Ottershaw, Baronet and Member of Parliament: The Four Lives of an Extraordinary Victorian. Guildford, Surrey: Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd. pp. xv. ISBN 978 17814 86948. According to Binns, "His name was Thomas Edward Colebrooke but he was always known as Sir Edward and signed himself Edward Colebrooke".
- ^ Debrett, John; Collen, William George (1840). "Colebrooke, of Gatton, co Surrey". Debrett's Baronetage of England. Wiliam Pickering. p. 124. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Our History". Christ Church, Ottershaw. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
Further reading
- Athersuch, John (2010): An Illustrated History of Ottershaw Park Estate, 1761–2011, Peacock Press, ISBN 978-1-904846-63-5
- Binns, Sheila (2014): Sir Edward Colebrooke of Abington and Ottershaw, Baronet and Member of Parliament: The Four Lives of an Extraordinary Victorian, Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd, ISBN 978 17814 86948
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