He married by licence dated 16 August 1687 (with £3,000), Theodosia Bettenson, daughter of Richard Bettenson son of Sir Richard Bettenson, 1st Baronet, of Wimbledon, Surrey and Scadbury Park, Chislehurst. He succeeded his father in 1694.[1]
thomas, farrington, british, army, officer, lieutenant, general, thomas, farrington, 1664, october, 1712, british, army, officer, politician, english, british, house, commons, from, 1705, 1712, raised, 29th, worcestershire, regiment, foot, thomas, farringtonco. Lieutenant General Thomas Farrington 1664 7 October 1712 was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1705 to 1712 He raised the 29th Worcestershire Regiment of Foot Thomas FarringtonColonel Thomas FarringtonBorn1664Died1712AllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchBritish Army Contents 1 Early life 2 Military career 3 Later career 4 ReferencesEarly life editFarrington was the only son of Thomas Farrington of St Andrew Undershaft London and Chislehurst and his wife Mary Smith daughter of John Smith of St Mary Aldermanbury London and South Tidworth Hampshire 1 He married by licence dated 16 August 1687 with 3 000 Theodosia Bettenson daughter of Richard Bettenson son of Sir Richard Bettenson 1st Baronet of Wimbledon Surrey and Scadbury Park Chislehurst He succeeded his father in 1694 1 Military career editFarrington was commissioned into the 2nd Regiment of Footguards as a captain on 31 December 1688 2 He raised the 29th Worcestershire Regiment of Foot in 1694 1 Later career editFarrington was returned as Member of Parliament for Malmesbury at the 1705 English general election and was returned again at the 1708 British general election and at the 1710 British general election He did not stand at the 1713 election 1 He was later promoted to major general 3 Farrington died on 7 October 1712 1 References edit a b c d e Thomas Farrington c 1664 1712 History of Parliament Retrieved 13 October 2016 Mackinnon Daniel 1833 Origin and Services of the Coldstream Guards Vol II London Richard Bentley pp 464 465 Major General Thomas Farrington documents 1694 to 1710 Worcestershire Regiment Retrieved 13 October 2016 Parliament of England Preceded byThomas BoucherEdward Pauncefort Member of Parliament for Malmesbury1705 1707 With Henry Mordaunt Succeeded byParliament of Great Britain Parliament of Great Britain Preceded byParliament of England Member of Parliament for Malmesbury1707 1713 With Henry Mordaunt 1707 1710Joseph Addison 1710 1713 Succeeded bySir John Rushout BtJoseph Addison Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Farrington British Army officer amp oldid 1115699234, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
