Molyneux was the son of Sir William Molyneux of Loseley Park and his wife Cassandra Cornwallis, daughter of Thomas Cornwallis of Abermarlais, Carmarthenshire. He matriculated at Wadham College, Oxford on 8 April 1742, aged 17 and was awarded BA in 1745.[1] In 1747, he joined the army and was an Ensign in the 3rd Foot Guards. He was then lieutenant and captain in 1753 and served in Germany during the Seven Years' War.[2]
Parliamentary careeredit
Molyneux succeeded his brother James as Member of Parliament for Haslemere being elected unopposed in a by-election in 1759. On his father's death in 1760 he inherited the Loseley estate. In the 1761 general election he and Philip Carteret Webb, the other sitting member at Haslemere, won a serious contest against candidates supported the Burrell family. Molyneux was described as a country gentleman, generally well inclined to Government, but retaining his independence. He was still a serving officer and became captain and lieutenant-colonel in 1761, eventually becoming colonel in 1773. Before the general election of 1768, with Webb apparently retiring, Molyneux joined the Burrells to contest the seat and they were successful against third parties at the election. The agreement continued and in the 1774 general election he again contested the borough jointly with the Burrells. He does not appear to have spoken in the Parliaments of 1768 and 1774.[2]
Death and legacyedit
Molyneux died unmarried on 3 October 1776. A clergyman wrote of him that he was one of the few original men in the world with the comment “Politeness has the good effect of hiding what is offensive in us, but it covers at the same time many entertaining oddities, and he had more of them than any of our neighbours.” [2] The Loseley estate passed to his sisters Cassandra and Jane who also died childless. The estate then passed to his illegitimate son, James.[3]
thomas, more, molyneux, 1724, 1776, british, army, officer, politician, house, commons, between, 1759, 1776, loseley, park, contents, early, life, parliamentary, career, death, legacy, referencesearly, life, editmolyneux, william, molyneux, loseley, park, wife. Thomas More Molyneux c 1724 1776 was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1759 and 1776 Loseley Park Contents 1 Early life 2 Parliamentary career 3 Death and legacy 4 ReferencesEarly life editMolyneux was the son of Sir William Molyneux of Loseley Park and his wife Cassandra Cornwallis daughter of Thomas Cornwallis of Abermarlais Carmarthenshire He matriculated at Wadham College Oxford on 8 April 1742 aged 17 and was awarded BA in 1745 1 In 1747 he joined the army and was an Ensign in the 3rd Foot Guards He was then lieutenant and captain in 1753 and served in Germany during the Seven Years War 2 Parliamentary career editMolyneux succeeded his brother James as Member of Parliament for Haslemere being elected unopposed in a by election in 1759 On his father s death in 1760 he inherited the Loseley estate In the 1761 general election he and Philip Carteret Webb the other sitting member at Haslemere won a serious contest against candidates supported the Burrell family Molyneux was described as a country gentleman generally well inclined to Government but retaining his independence He was still a serving officer and became captain and lieutenant colonel in 1761 eventually becoming colonel in 1773 Before the general election of 1768 with Webb apparently retiring Molyneux joined the Burrells to contest the seat and they were successful against third parties at the election The agreement continued and in the 1774 general election he again contested the borough jointly with the Burrells He does not appear to have spoken in the Parliaments of 1768 and 1774 2 Death and legacy editMolyneux died unmarried on 3 October 1776 A clergyman wrote of him that he was one of the few original men in the world with the comment Politeness has the good effect of hiding what is offensive in us but it covers at the same time many entertaining oddities and he had more of them than any of our neighbours 2 The Loseley estate passed to his sisters Cassandra and Jane who also died childless The estate then passed to his illegitimate son James 3 References edit Foster Joseph 1888 1892 Molyneux Thomas More Alumni Oxonienses the Members of the University of Oxford 1715 1886 Oxford Parker and Co via Wikisource a b c MOLYNEUX Thomas More 1724 76 of Loseley nr Guildford Surr History of Parliament Online Retrieved 9 September 2017 The National Archives The Loseley manuscripts Parliament of Great Britain Preceded byJames More MolyneuxPhilip Carteret Webb Member of Parliament for Haslemere1759 1776 With Philip Carteret Webb 1759 1768William Burrell 1768 1774Sir Merrick Burrell Bt 1774 1776 Succeeded byPeter BurrellSir Merrick Burrell Bt Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas More Molyneux amp oldid 1081860613, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
