Thomas Read Kemp
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Thomas Read Kemp (December 23, 1782 – December 20, 1844) was an English property developer and politician. He was the son of Sussex landowner Thomas Kemp, whose farmhouse in Brighton was rented by the Prince of Wales in 1786.
[edit] Biography
He conceived and developed the Regency-style Kemp Town estate in Brighton on the south coast of England. He was Member of Parliament for Lewes from 1811–16 and 1826–37 and for Arundel 1823–26. He fled Britain in 1837 to escape his creditors and died in Paris in 1844. He is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery.
In 1805, Kemp graduated in theology at Cambridge University. He married Frances Baring the following year. They had four sons and six daughters. She died during childbirth in 1825 and was buried at St. Nicholas's Church.
A tablet was erected to his memory at St Nicholas's Church next to his wife's.
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- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Read Kemp
- Thomas Read Kemp
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Henry Shelley Thomas Kemp |
Member of Parliament for Lewes 1811–1816 With: Henry Shelley 1811–1812 George Shiffner 1812–1816 |
Succeeded by George Shiffner John Shelley |
| Preceded by Viscount Bury Robert Blake |
Member of Parliament for Arundel 1823–1826 With: Viscount Bury |
Succeeded by Edward Lombe John Atkins |
| Preceded by John Shelley George Shiffner |
Member of Parliament for Lewes 1826–1837 With: John Shelley 1826–1831 Charles Richard Blunt 1831–1837 |
Succeeded by Charles Richard Blunt Henry Fitzroy |
