Sir Thomas Gresley, 10th Baronet

Sir Thomas Gresley, 10th Baronet (17 January 1832 – 18 December 1868) was an English Conservative Party politician who was elected to the constituency of South Derbyshire, but died before he took his seat.

An armorial hatchment with the coat of arms of Sir Thomas Gresley, 10th Bt, displaying his arms impaling the paternal arms of his wife, Laura Ann Williams.

Gresley was born at Netherseal, (then in) Leicestershire, the son of William Gresley (9th Baronet) and his wife Georgina Anne Reid. William was a clergyman[1] who inherited the baronetcy on the death of a kinsman Roger Gresley. Thomas Gresley succeeded his father who died on 3 September 1847.

Gresley was elected as a member of parliament for South Derbyshire at the general election in November 1868. However he never took his seat[2] and died the same year at the age of 36 at Shipley Hall. He was buried at Caldwell where hs is commemorated by a brass.

Gresley married Laura Ann Williams on 28 February 1854. They had a son Robert, who succeeded to the baronetcy.

References

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  1. ^ "Gresley, William Nigel (1830–1830) (CCEd Person ID 61563)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. ^ Notes and Queries 489 Dec 19 1896 p Members of parliament who have never sat[dead link]
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for South Derbyshire
November 1868December 1868
With: Rowland Smith
Succeeded by
Baronetage of England
Preceded by
William Noel Gresley
Baronet
(of Drakelowe)
1847–1868
Succeeded by
Robert Gresley