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British politician
Thomas Estcourt
(27 September 1748 ? 2 December 1818) of Estcourt House, near Tetbury, Gloucestershire was an English member of
Parliament
[1]
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.
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