1ST BARON THOMAS PITT CAMELFORD (1737...
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Originally appearing in Volume
V05,
Page 103
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
1ST See also:BARON See also:- THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
- THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
THOMAS See also:PITT See also:CAMELFORD (1737_1793)
, See also:English politician and See also:art See also:patron, was a See also:nephew of the 1st See also:earl of See also:Chatham
.
He sat in See also:parliament from 1761 till 1784, siding against his See also:uncle and following See also:George See also:Grenville, who was also a relative; and in 1784 he was raised to the See also:peerage
.
He dabbled in See also:architecture and the arts generally, and was a prominent figure in the See also:artistic circles of his See also:day
.
His son See also:- THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
- THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
THOMAS See also:PITT, 2nd See also:Baron See also:Camelford (1775-1804), who succeeded him in 1793, had an adventurous and misspent career in the See also:navy, but is principally remembered for his See also:death in a See also:duel with Mr Best on the loth of See also:March 1804, the See also:title becoming See also:extinct
.
End of Article: 1ST BARON THOMAS PITT CAMELFORD (1737_1793)
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