| The Right HonourableT. H. S. Sotheron-EstcourtDL JP | |
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| Home Secretary | |
| In office 3 March 1859 – 18 June 1859 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby |
| Preceded by | Spencer Horatio Walpole |
| Succeeded by | Sir George Cornewall Lewis, Bt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 April 1801 (1801-04-04) |
| Died | 6 January 1876 (1876-01-07) (aged 74) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Lucy Sarah Sotheron (d. 1870) |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
Thomas Henry Sutton Sotheron-Estcourt PC DL JP (4 April 1801 – 6 January 1876), known as Thomas Bucknall-Estcourt until 1839 and as Thomas Sotheron from 1839 to 1855, was a British Conservative politician.
Background and education
Sotheron-Estcourt was the eldest son of Thomas Grimston Estcourt, Member of Parliament (MP) for Devizes and Oxford University, son of Thomas Estcourt, Member of Parliament for Cricklade. His mother was Eleanor, daughter of James Sutton. He was educated at Harrow and Oriel College, Oxford.
Political career
Estcourt was elected to Parliament as MP for Marlborough in 1829. He was elected to parliament again in 1835 as MP for Devizes, switched to North Wiltshire in 1844, and continued in the Commons until 1865. Sotheron resumed the name Estcourt in 1855, and entered Lord Derby's second government in 1858 as President of the Poor Law Board. The next year, he became Home Secretary, but the government soon fell. He had been sworn of the Privy Council in 1858.
Family
Sotheron-Estcourt married Lucy Sarah, daughter of Admiral Frank Sotheron, in 1830. In 1839 he assumed by Royal licence the surname of Sotheron in lieu of his patronymic in order to inherit his father-in-law's property. However, in 1853 he resumed by Royal licence the surname of Estcourt in addition to that of Sotheron. He retired from public life in 1863 after a paralytic seizure. He died in January 1876, aged 74. His wife had died in 1870. Sotheron-Estcourt's estates passed to his nephew George Bucknall-Estcourt, who assumed the surname of Sotheron-Estcourt and was created Baron Estcourt in 1903.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded byLord Brudenell Earl Bruce |
Member of Parliament for Marlborough 1829–1832 With: Lord Brudenell 1829 William John Bankes 1829–1832 |
Succeeded byLord Ernest Bruce Henry Bingham Baring |
| Preceded byWadham Locke Sir Philip Charles Durham |
Member of Parliament for Devizes 1835–1844 With: Sir Philip Charles Durham 1835–1836 James Whitley Deans Dundas 1836–1838 George Heneage Walker Heneage 1838–1884 |
Succeeded byGeorge Heneage Walker Heneage William Heald Ludlow Bruges |
| Preceded byWalter Long Sir Francis Burdett, Bt |
Member of Parliament for North Wiltshire 1844–1865 With: Walter Long |
Succeeded byWalter Long Lord Charles Bruce |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded byEdward Pleydell Bouverie | President of the Poor Law Board 1858–1859 |
Succeeded byEarl of March |
| Preceded bySpencer Horatio Walpole | Secretary of State for the Home Department 1859 |
Succeeded bySir George Cornewall Lewis, Bt |
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- 1801 births
- 1876 deaths
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford
- Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- People educated at Harrow School
- UK MPs 1835–1837
- UK MPs 1837–1841
- UK MPs 1841–1847
- UK MPs 1847–1852
- UK MPs 1852–1857
- UK MPs 1857–1859
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