Person Thynne; Thomas (1640 - 1714); 1st Viscount Weymouth; politician Thynne Thomas politician 1640 - 1714 British Male 1640 London, England, Europe 28 July 1714 17140728 Baptism: 8 September 1640 Burial: Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire, England, Europe

Longleat estate, Wiltshire (1682-1714)

Diplomat; Landowner; Politician Education: Kingston-on-Thames Grammar School under William Berton and Dr Thomas Triplett; Christ Church, Oxford (matriculated 1657) Career: Envoy to Sweden (1666-1669); Groom of the Bedchamber to the Duke of York (1666 - 1673); Commissioner for Assessment for Gloucestershire and Shropshire (1673-1680), for Oxford University (1677-1679), and for Herefordshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire (1677-1780); MP for Oxford University (1674-1678), Tamworth (1678-1681); Commissioner for Recusants (1675); Deputy-Lieutenant of Staffordshire (1678-1687), Somerset and Wiltshire (1682-1683); Steward of the honour of Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire (1679); inherited the estates at Longleat, Wiltshire, from his cousin, Thomas Thynne (1682); Custos Rotulorum of Wiltshire (1683-1696, 1700-1706, 1711-death); Member of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (1701); Privy Councillor (1702-1707, 1712); Joint Commissioner of the Board of Trade and Plantations (1702-1707); Warden of the Forest of Dean (1712-death) Honours: Baron and Viscount Weymouth 1682 Parents: Sir Henry Frederick Thynne and Mary Coventry; succeeded his father as 2nd baronet (1681) Married: Frances Finch Children: Henry Thynne Thynne held a lifelong interest in manuscripts and coins and acquired the manuscript collection of his teacher William Burton. While he was not a particularly active member of parliament, he was considered to be against James II's religious measures and was one of four emissaries sent to ask William of Orange to summon a free parliament in December 1688. The New England Company, of which Thynne was a member, was formed from an ordinance on 27 July 1649 under the 'Act for the promoting and propagating the Gospel of Jesus Christ in New England'. The Act aimed to 're-educate' Native American children and place them within English families and send them to residential schools. Upon its establishment, sixteen members of the corporation were named and given permission to purchase or acquire any land in England and Wales under the value of £2,000. Throughout the country, collections took place from which the Company could purchase land to lease and subsequently, the rent from these purchased lands would provide the funds to be sent to the colonies in North America to finance the organisation's activities. As a Joint Commissioner of Trade, Thynne was a member of the Council of Trade, which carried the responsibility for trade and plantation affairs and contributed to furthering the government's colonial interests. The Council's orders and tasks fell within a broad remit and included finding ways in which to take and enslave people to bring to the colonies, mediating between the Royal African Company and the colonies, as well as enforcing the 'reeducation' of Native Americans and enslaved people in the colonised regions. Fellow 23/11/1664 Sir Paul Neile Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Foster; Hunter; Henning; ODNB International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 before 8 October 1640 - 28 Jul 1714 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 05/04/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA7340 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/86387382 c17fd3b3-94a4-4f6a-a9c7-5228b62b8e32