Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci

Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci and 4th Baron Knapton (21 September 1803 – 23 December 1875), was an Anglo-Irish peer and Conservative politician.

Background

de Vesci was the son of The 2nd Viscount de Vesci and Frances Letitia, daughter of William Brownlow.^[1]

Political career

The Honourable John Vesey, as he then was, sat as Member of Parliament for the Queen's County between 1835 and 1837 and 1841 and 1852.^[2] In October 1855, he succeeded his father to become The 3rd Viscount de Vesci. In 1857, as Lord de Vesci, he was elected an Irish representative peer and entered the House of Lords.

Marriage and progeny

In 1839, the future Lord de Vesci married Lady Emma Herbert (1819-October 1884),^[3] youngest daughter of The 11th Earl of Pembroke. She founded the Abbeyleix Baby Linen Society, a cooperative enabling women access to affordable baby clothing.^[4] By his wife he had progeny including:

John Vesey, 4th Viscount de Vesci, eldest son and heir.
Frances Isabella Catherine Vesey, who married The 4th Marquess of Bath
Beatrice Charlotte Elizabeth Vesey, who married The 1st Baron Stalbridge, a brother of The 1st Duke of Westminster.

Death and succession

Lord de Vesci died in December 1875, aged 72, and was succeeded by his son, John Vesey, 4th Viscount de Vesci.

References

^ Lundy, Darryl. "thepeerage.com". The Peerage.^{[unreliable source]}
^ leigh rayment.com^[usurped]
^ Lundy, Darryl. "thepeerage.com". The Peerage.^{[unreliable source]}
^ "THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX, BABY". Laois Nationalist. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Viscount de Vesci

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Charles Coote, Bt Patrick Lalor	Member of Parliament for Queen's County 1835–1837 With: Sir Charles Coote, Bt	Succeeded by Sir Charles Coote, Bt John FitzPatrick
Preceded by Sir Charles Coote, Bt John FitzPatrick	Member of Parliament for Queen's County 1841–1852 With: Sir Charles Coote, Bt 1841–1847 John FitzPatrick 1847–1852	Succeeded by Michael Dunne Sir Charles Coote, Bt
Political offices
Preceded by The Viscount Hawarden	Representative peer for Ireland 1857–1875	Succeeded by The Lord Massy
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by John Vesey	Viscount de Vesci 1855–1875	Succeeded by John Vesey
Preceded by John Vesey	Baron Knapton 1855–1875	Succeeded by John Vesey
Baronetage of Ireland
Preceded by John Vesey	Baronet (of Abbeyleix) 1855–1875	Succeeded by John Vesey

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[1] Lundy, Darryl. "thepeerage.com". The Peerage.^{[unreliable source]}

[2] rayment.com^[usurped]

[3] Lundy, Darryl. "thepeerage.com". The Peerage.^{[unreliable source]}

[4] "THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX, BABY". Laois Nationalist. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.

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