John Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret

The Right Honourable
The Lord Carteret
PC
The Right Honourable The Lord Carteret PC
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
	In office; 1804–1812
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	William Pitt the Younger; The Lord Grenville; The Duke of Portland; Spencer Perceval;
Preceded by	Charles Francis Greville
Succeeded by	The Earl of Yarmouth
Personal details
Born	28 December 1772
Died	10 March 1849 (aged 76); Hawnes Place, Bedfordshire
Nationality	British
Spouse	Mary Anne Master (m. 1801)
Alma mater	St John's College, Cambridge

John Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret PC (28 December 1772 – 10 March 1849), known as Lord John Thynne between 1789 and 1838, was a British peer and politician.^[1]

Background and education

Carteret was the third son of Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath, and Lady Elizabeth Bentinck, daughter of William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge.^[2]

Political career

Carteret was returned to Parliament for Weobly in May 1796, a seat he held until December the same year,^[3] and then represented Bath between 1796 and 1832.^[4] He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from 1804 to 1812 and was sworn into the Privy Council in 1804.^[5]

In 1838 he succeeded his childless elder brother George in the barony and took his seat in the House of Lords.

Marriage

In 1801 Lord Carteret married Mary Anne Master (died February 1863), daughter of Thomas Master. They had no children.

Death and succession

He died at his house Hawnes Park in March 1849, aged 76. On his death the barony became extinct, while the estate passed to his nephew the Rev. Lord John Thynne, third son of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath and sub-Dean of Westminster.^[6]

References

^ "John Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret of Hawnes". National Portrait Gallery.
^ "Thynne, Lord John (THN792J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ "leighrayment.com". Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "leighrayment.com". Archived from the original on 17 November 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ leighrayment.com^[usurped]
^ 'Parishes: Hawnes or Haynes', A History of the County of Bedford: Volume 2 (1908), pp. 338-344. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62661, accessed 17 July 2010.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: john thynne contributions in Parliament by Lord John Thynne

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by John Scott Lord George Thynne	Member of Parliament for Weobly 1796 With: Lord George Thynne	Succeeded by Lord George Thynne Inigo Freeman Thomas
Preceded by Viscount Weymouth Sir Richard Arden	Member of Parliament for Bath 1796–1801 With: Sir Richard Arden	Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain	Member of Parliament for Bath 1801–1832 With: Sir Richard Arden 1801 John Palmer 1801–1808 Charles Palmer 1808–1826, 1830–1832 The Earl of Brecknock 1826–1830	Succeeded by Charles Palmer John Arthur Roebuck
Political offices
Preceded by Charles Francis Greville	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1804–1812	Succeeded by The Earl of Yarmouth
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by George Thynn	Baron Carteret 1838–1849	Extinct

[1] "John Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret of Hawnes". National Portrait Gallery.

[2] "Thynne, Lord John (THN792J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[3] "leighrayment.com". Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[4] "leighrayment.com". Archived from the original on 17 November 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[5] rayment.com^[usurped]

[6] 'Parishes: Hawnes or Haynes', A History of the County of Bedford: Volume 2 (1908), pp. 338-344. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62661, accessed 17 July 2010.

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