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Thomas Colyear, 4th Earl of Portmore

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Thomas Charles Colyear, 4th Earl of Portmore (27 March 1772 – 18 January 1835), styled Viscount Milsington from 1785 until 1823, was a British landowner and politician.

Early life

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Lord Portmore was the son of William Colyear, 3rd Earl of Portmore and Lady Mary Leslie (1753–1799),[1] second daughter of the 10th Earl of Rothes.

Career

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Lord Milsington was an English amateur cricketer who made three known appearances in first-class cricket matches from 1792 to 1793. He was mainly associated with Hampshire and was an early member of Marylebone Cricket Club.[2]

Political career

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Lord Portmore was a Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Boston in Lincolnshire from 1796 to 1802.[3]

Personal life

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He was married twice; in 1793 he married Lady Mary Elizabeth Bertie (d. 1797), daughter of Brownlow Bertie, 5th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, by whom he had a son:

  • Hon. Brownlow Charles Colyear, inherited the personal property of the Duke of Ancaster on his death in 1809, but died in Rome in 1819 due to injuries sustained in a fight with bandits.

In 1828 Lord Portmore married Frances Murrells.[4]

His titles became extinct on his death on 18 January 1835. The estates passed to his cousin James Dawkins (1760–1843), who had also been an MP.[5]

Arms

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Coat of arms of Thomas Colyear, 4th Earl of Portmore
Coronet
A Coronet of an Earl
Crest
A Unicorn rampant Argent armed and maned Or
Escutcheon
Gules on a Chevron between three Wolves' Heads erased Or as many Oak Trees eradicated proper fructed Or
Supporters
On either side a Wolf proper
Motto
Avance

References

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  1. ^ "Portmore, Earl of (S, 1703-1835)". Cracrofts Peerage. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826), Lillywhite, 1862
  3. ^ Aspinall, Arthur. "COLYEAR, Thomas Charles, Visct. Milsington (1772-1835), of Leeke, nr. Boston, Lincs". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  4. ^ Burke, John; Burke, Bernard (1841). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland. Scott, Webster, and Geary. p. 447. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  5. ^ Thorne, R. G. "DAWKINS, James (1760-1843), of Standlynch, Wilts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 16 September 2022.

External sources

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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Boston
17961800
With: Thomas Fydell
Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Parliament of Great Britain
Member of Parliament for Boston
18011802
With: Thomas Fydell
Succeeded by
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Earl of Portmore
1823–1835
Extinct