Charles Thellusson

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Charles Thellusson
Member of Parliament for Evesham
In office
1796–1806
Preceded byThomas Thompson
John Rushout
Succeeded byWilliam Manning
Humphrey Howorth
Personal details
Born(1770-02-02)2 February 1770
Died2 November 1815(1815-11-02) (aged 45)
Spouse
Sabine Robarts
(m. 1795, died)
RelationsPeter Thellusson, 1st Baron Rendlesham (brother)
George Woodford Thellusson (brother)
Children3
Parent(s)Peter Thellusson
Anne Woodford
EducationHarrow School

Charles Thellusson (2 February 1770 – 2 November 1815), was a British merchant, banker and politician.

Early life[edit]

Thellusson was born on 2 February 1770. He was the third son of Peter Thellusson, a wealthy London merchant, and his wife Ann Woodford, daughter of Matthew Woodford.[1] Among his siblings were Peter Thellusson, 1st Baron Rendlesham, and George Woodford Thellusson, MP for Southwark, Tregony, and Barnstaple.[2]

Like his elder brother, he was educated at Harrow School in 1785.[2]

Career[edit]

Brodsworth Hall

Thellusson was a signatory to the London Merchants' Declaration of Loyalty, in 1795.[2]

He became Member of Parliament for Evesham at the 1796 British general election and was re-elected in 1802.[2]

Personal life[edit]

Portrait of his wife, Mrs Charles Thellusson (née Sabine Robarts), by Thomas Lawrence, c. 1805

On 15 January 1795, Thellusson married Sabine Robarts (1775–1814),[3] the eldest daughter of Abraham Robarts, MP for Worcester. She was also the niece of George Tierney. Together, they were the parents of two sons and one daughter.[4]

Thellusson died on 2 November 1815.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
  2. ^ a b c d e Fisher, David R. "THELLUSSON, Charles (1770-1815), of Finsbury Square, London and Brodsworth, Yorks". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Mrs Charles Thellusson, née Sabine Robarts (1775–1814), and Her Son, Charles Thellusson (1797–1856)". artuk.org. Art UK. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  4. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003: volume 3, page 3317; volume 1, page 1449.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Evesham
1796–1806
With: Thomas Thompson (1796–1802)
Patrick Craufurd Bruce (1802–1806)
Succeeded by