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Thomas VILLIERS Adm. Fell.-Com. at QUEENS', 05 Apr., 1728. 2nd s. of William ( 1698-9 ), 2nd Earl of Jersey. B. 1709 . Envoy to Warsaw [ Poland ], 1737 . Minister plenipotentiary to Dresden [ Germany ], 1740-7 ; to Vienna [ Austria ], 1742-3 ; to Berlin [ Germany ], 1746-8 . M.P. for Tamworth [ Staffordshire ], 1747-56 . A Lord of the Admiralty, 1748 . Created Baron Hyde of Hindon, Wiltshire , 03 Jun., 1756. P.C., 1763 . Joint Postmaster-General, 1763-5 . Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1771-82, and 1783 . Created Earl of Clarendon, 14 Jun., 1776. Married Charlotte, dau. of William (Capel), Earl of Essex, 30 Mar., 1752. Died 11 Dec., 1786; buried at Watford, Hertfordshire . Brother of William ( 1727-8 ). ( G.E.C. ) | Thomas VILLIERS Approx. lifespan: 17091786 Adm. Fell.-Com. at Queens' College 1728:04:05 2nd s. of William VILLIERS (1698) 2nd Earl of Jersey. b. 1709 Envoy to Warsaw, [Poland], 1737 Minister plenipotentiary to Dresden, [Germany], 1740-47 ; to Vienna, [Austria], 1742-43 ; to Berlin, [Germany], 1746-48 M.P. for Tamworth, [Staffordshire], 1747-56 A Lord of the Admiralty 1748 Created Baron Hyde of Hindon, Wiltshire , 1756:06:03 P.C. 1763 Joint Postmaster-General 1763-65 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1771-82, and 1783 Created Earl of Clarendon 1776:06:14 Married Charlotte, dau. of William (Capel), Earl of Essex 1752:03:30 d. 1786:12:11 ; buried at Watford, Hertfordshire , brother of William VILLIERS (1727) ( G.E.C. ) |