Lord Henry Thynne
Lord Henry "Harry" Frederick Thynne PC DL was a British Conservative politician. He served under Benjamin Disraeli as Treasurer of the Household between 1875 and 1880.
Background
Thynne was the second son of Henry Thynne, 3rd Marquess of Bath, and his wife the Honourable Harriet Baring, daughter of Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton. John Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath, was his elder brother.Political career
Thynne entered the House of Commons in 1859 as Member of Parliament for South Wiltshire, a seat he held until 1885, and served under Benjamin Disraeli as Treasurer of the Household from 1875 to 1880. In 1876 he was admitted to the Privy Council. Apart from his political career he was also a Major in the Wiltshire Yeomanry Cavalry and a Deputy Lieutenant for Wiltshire.Family
Thynne married on 1 June 1858 Lady Ulrica Frederica Jane Seymour, daughter of Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset. They had four sons and two daughters:- Henry "Harry" Boteville Thynne, committed suicide in his lodgings, Duke-street. St. James's, London
- Thomas Ulric Thynne, Royal Navy officer; m. 1898 Dorothy Mary Warner, daughter of Charles William Warner, CB
- John "Ion" Alexander Roger Thynne
- Colonel Ulric Oliver Thynne, DSO, British Army officer; m. 1899 Marjory Wormald, daughter of Edward Wormald, and had issue
- Alice Ruth Hermione Thynne ; m. 1889 Alexander Edward Lane Fox-Pitt Rivers
- Alice Rachel Thynne