Thomas Estcourt (died 1818)
English politician (1748–1818)
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Thomas Estcourt (27 September 1748 – 2 December 1818) was an English politician.[1]
Robert Nicholas
Thomas Goddard
Thomas Estcourt | |
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Thomas Estcourt, 1772 by Pompeo Batoni | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1790–1806 | |
| Preceded by | John Walker-Heneage Robert Nicholas |
| Succeeded by | Henry Herbert Thomas Goddard |
| Constituency | Cricklade |
| High Sheriff of Gloucestershire | |
| In office 1774–1775 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 September 1748 |
| Died | 2 December 1818 (aged 70) |
| Citizenship | Great Britain (till 1801) United Kingdom (since 1801) |
| Spouse |
Jane Grimston (m. 1774) |
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| Parents |
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| Relatives | James Grimston (father-in-law) |
| Education | St John's College, Oxford |
He was born in 1748, the eldest surviving son of Matthew Estcourt of Cam, Gloucestershire, and his wife, Lydiah.[2] He was educated at St John's College, Oxford, from 1766.
He succeeded to the Estcourt estate of a distant kinsman in 1750 and then his father before 1782. He was High Sheriff of Gloucestershire for 1774–75.[1]
He was returned unopposed as MP for Cricklade from 20 March 1790 to 1806, promising to serve "founded on independence and guided by integrity".[1]
He married in 1774, the Hon. Jane Grimston, daughter of James Grimston, 2nd Viscount Grimston and had 2 sons and 2 daughters. His eldest son Thomas Grimston Estcourt also became an MP.
