Sir John Thorold, 12th Baronet
Sir John Henry Thorold, 12th Baronet was a British Conservative Party politician.
Early life
He was the eldest son of Sir John Thorold, 11th Baronet, and Elizabeth Frances Thoroton-Hildyard. Among his siblings were Montague George Thorold, Capt. Cecil Thorold of Boothby Hall, and Lt.-Col. Charles Cecil Hayford Thorold, who was killed in action during the Second Boer War.His paternal grandparents were Sir John Thorold, 10th Baronet, and the former Mary Kent. His maternal grandparents were Col. Thomas Blackborne Thoroton-Hildyard and the former Anne Catherine Whyte. His maternal uncle was Thomas Thoroton-Hildyard, MP for South Nottinghamshire.
Upon the death of his father in 1866, he succeeded to the baronetcy and the family estates, including Syston Park.
Career
He was elected at the 1865 general election as a Member of Parliament for the borough of Grantham in Lincolnshire, but did not stand again in 1868.He was appointed High Sheriff of Lincolnshire for 1876 to 1877, and was a Deputy Lieutenant of the county.
Personal life
On 3 February 1869, Sir John married Hon. Alexandrina Henrietta Matilda Willoughby, daughter of Henry Willoughby, 8th Baron Middleton and the former Julia Louisa Bosville. Together, they had five children:- Aline Thorold, who married Ernest James Wythes of Wood House, son of George Edward Wythes, in 1894.
- Sir John George Thorold, 13th Baronet, who died unmarried.
- Capt. Henry Cecil Thorold, who was killed in action during the Second Boer War.
- Sir James Ernest Thorold, 14th Baronet, who married Katharine Tindal-Atkinson, a daughter of Rev. W. R. Tindal-Atkinson, in 1902.
- Dorothy Marion Thorold, who married Hubert Edward Peter Dyke Acland, son of Commander Benjamin Dyke Acland, in 1912.