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Thomas Tyrwhitt (MP)

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Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt (1762 – 24 February 1833) was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1796 to 1812.

Career

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Educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, after serving as private secretary to the Prince of Wales,[1] Tyrwhitt was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Okehampton in 1796.[2] Tyrwhitt was responsible for the construction of several roads across Dartmoor, a hamlet called Princetown named in honour of the Prince of Wales, a prison for prisoners of war captured during the Napoleonic Wars now known as HM Prison Dartmoor, as well as the Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway.[2] He became Auditor of the Duchy of Cornwall in 1796 and Lord Warden of the Stannaries in 1803.[3]

He was elected Member of Parliament for Portarlington in 1802 and Plymouth in 1806.[1] In retirement he became Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Mosely, Brian (19 February 2011). "Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt (1762–1833)". The Encyclopaedia of Plymouth History. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b National Portrait Gallery
  3. ^ The London Gazette, issue 15652, 3 December 1803
  4. ^ UK Parliament
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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Okehampton
1796–1802
With: Richard Bateman-Robson
Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Portarlington
1802–1806
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Plymouth
1806 – 1812
With: Sir William Elford
Sir Charles Pole
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Auditor of the Duchy of Cornwall
1796–1803
Succeeded by
Court offices
Preceded by Lord Warden of the Stannaries
1803 – 1812
Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Black Rod
1812–1832
Succeeded by