Thomas Lyon-Bowes, 12th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne | |
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 The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, 1846. | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas George Lyon-Bowes 28 September 1822 St Paul's Walden, Hertfordshire, England |
| Died | 13 September 1865 (aged 42) Glamis, Angus, Scotland |
| Spouse |
Charlotte Maria Barrington
(m. 1850; died 1854) |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Lyon-Bowes, Lord Glamis Charlotte Grimstead |
Thomas George Lyon-Bowes, 12th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (28 September 1822 – 13 September 1865), styled Lord Glamis between 1834 and 1846, was a Scottish peer and cricketer.
Background
[edit]Lyon-Bowes was the eldest surviving son of Thomas Lyon-Bowes, Lord Glamis, son of Thomas Bowes-Lyon, 11th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. His mother was Charlotte Grimstead, daughter of Joseph Valentine Grimstead, of Merry Hall, Lower Ashtead, Surrey.[1] He succeeded his grandfather in the earldom in 1846.
Public life
[edit]An amateur cricketer, Strathmore played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club from 1844 to 1857.[2] In 1852 he was elected a Scottish representative peer, a post he held until July 1865.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Lord Strathmore married the Honourable Charlotte Maria Barrington, daughter of William Barrington, 6th Viscount Barrington, on 30 April 1850. The marriage was childless. She died on 3 November 1854, aged 27. Lord Strathmore died on 13 September 1865, aged 42, and was succeeded in the earldom by his younger brother, Claude.
References
[edit]- ^ Bouchard, Brian (January 2013). "The curious case of Joseph Valentine Grimstead. A man of substance and principle". Epsom & Ewell History Explorer. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Player profile: Thomas Lyon-Bowes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "Representative Peers – Scotland". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
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