Thomas Lyon-Bowes, 12th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Thomas George Lyon-Bowes, 12th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (28 September 1822 – 13 September 1865), styled Lord Glamis between 1834 and 1846, was a Scottish peer and cricketer.
The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne | |
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 The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, 1846. | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Lyon-Bowes, 11th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne |
| Succeeded by | Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas George Lyon-Bowes 28 September 1822 |
| Died | 13 September 1865 (aged 42) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Charlotte Maria Barrington
(m. 1850; died 1854) |
Background
Lyon-Bowes was the eldest surviving son of Thomas Lyon-Bowes, Lord Glamis, son of Thomas Bowes-Lyon, 11th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. His mother was Charlotte Grimstead, daughter of Joseph Valentine Grimstead, of Epsom, Surrey. He succeeded his grandfather in the earldom in 1846.[1]
Public life
An amateur cricketer, Strathmore played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club from 1844 to 1857.[2] In 1852 he was elected a Scottish representative peer, a post he held until July 1865.[3]
Personal life
Lord Strathmore and Kinghorne married the Honourable Charlotte Maria Barrington, daughter of William Barrington, 6th Viscount Barrington, on 30 April 1850. The marriage was childless. She died in November 1854, aged 27. Lord Strathmore and Kinghorne died in September 1865, aged 42, and was succeeded in the earldom by his younger brother, Claude.[1]
References
- thepeerage.com Thomas George Lyon-Bowes, 12th Earl of Strathmore
- "Player profile: Thomas Lyon-Bowes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- "Representative Peers – Scotland". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
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| Preceded by Thomas Bowes-Lyon |
Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne 1846–1865 |
Succeeded by Claude Bowes-Lyon |