Thomas Fremantle, 2nd Baron Cottesloe

The Lord Cottesloe
Born	30 January 1830
Died	13 April 1918 (1918-04-14) (aged 88)
Nationality	British
Occupation(s)	Politician Businessman
Spouse	Augusta Henrietta
Children	Thomas Fremantle, 3rd Baron Cottesloe
Parent(s)	Thomas Fremantle, 1st Baron Cottesloe Louisa Elizabeth
Relatives	John Scott, 2nd Earl of Eldon (father-in-law)

Thomas Francis Fremantle, 2nd Baron Cottesloe, 3rd Baron Fremantle (30 January 1830 – 13 April 1918), was a British businessman and Conservative politician.

Biography

Early life

Thomas Francis Fremantle was born on 30 January 1830. He was the eldest son of Thomas Fremantle, 1st Baron Cottesloe, and the grandson of Vice-Admiral Thomas Fremantle and Elizabeth Wynne Fremantle, the diarist. His mother was Louisa Elizabeth, daughter of Sir George Nugent and a descendant of the Schuyler family and the Van Cortlandt family of British North America.

Career

He entered Parliament as one of three representatives for Buckinghamshire in an 1876 by-election (succeeding the ennobled Benjamin Disraeli), a seat he held until 1885. He was also involved in business and became a director of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in January 1868, and served as its Chairman from June 1896 to February 1908. He was Chairman of the Buckinghamshire County Council until 1904.

Personal life and death

He married Lady Augusta Henrietta, daughter of John Scott, 2nd Earl of Eldon, in 1859. She died in 1906. He survived her by twelve years and died in April 1918, at the age of eighty-eight. He was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Thomas.

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Fremantle