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John Alexander Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath (1 March 1831 – 20 April 1896), styled Viscount Weymouth between March and June 1837, was a British diplomat and a peer for almost sixty years.
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[edit] Background and education
Born in St James's, he was the son of Henry Thynne, 3rd Marquess of Bath and his wife Harriet, second daughter of Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton.[1] He succeeded his father as Marquess in June 1837, aged only six.[1] Lord Bath was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. He was a devout Anglo-Catholic and a determined opponent of the Public Worship Regulation Act 1874 which sought to suppress Ritualism in the Church of England.
[edit] Career
He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary for the coronation of King Pedro V of Portugal on 27 May 1858, and Envoy Extraordinary for the coronation of the Emperor Franz Joseph I as King of Hungary on 25 July 1867.
From 1874 to 1893, he was a trustee of the National Portrait Gallery and a trustee of the British Museum in 1883. He was Chairman of Wiltshire County Council and having been a Deputy Lieutenant of Somerset from 1853, was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire in 1889, a post he held until his death in 1896.
[edit] Family and death
He married Frances Isabella Catherine Vesey, daughter of Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci, on 20 August 1861. They had six children:
- Sir Thomas Henry Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath (1862–1946)
- Lady Alice Emma Thynne (c. 1863–1942), married Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 8th Baronet.
- Lady Katherine Georgina Louisa Thynne (c. 1865–1933), married Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer and had issue.
- Lord John Boteville Thynne (1867–1887), died young and unmarried.
- Lady Beatrice Thynne (1867–1941), died unmarried.
- Lieut.-Col. Lord Alexander George Thynne (1873–14 September 1918),[2] who was a Member of Parliament for Bath,[2] commanded the 6th Bn. of the Wiltshire Regiment,[2] was awarded the Croix de Guerre (France),[2] was killed in action,[2] and died unmarried.
Lord Bath died in 1896, aged 65 in Italy and was buried at Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire.
[edit] Titles
- John Alexander Thynne, Lord Thynne 1831–1837
- John Alexander Thynne, Viscount Weymouth 1837
- John Alexander Thynne, Marquess of Bath 1837–1896
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath
| Honorary titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Earl of Radnor |
Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire 1889 – 1896 |
Succeeded by The Marquess of Lansdowne |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Henry Thynne |
Marquess of Bath 1837 – 1896 |
Succeeded by Thomas Thynne |
