Sir Thomas Winnington, Bt | |
Term Start: | 1852 |
Term End: | 1868 |
Successor: | Sir Richard Atwood Glass |
Term Start1: | 1837 |
Term End1: | 1847 |
Predecessor1: | Sir Thomas Winnington, Bt |
Successor1: | Thomas James Ireland |
Office2: | High Sheriff of Worcestershire |
Term Start2: | 1851 |
Term End2: | 1852 |
Predecessor2: | John Gregory Watkins |
Successor2: | Sir Edmund Lechmere, Bt |
Birth Name: | Thomas Edward Winnington |
Birth Date: | 11 November 1811 |
Education: | Eton College |
Alma Mater: | Christ Church, Oxford |
Party: | Whig Liberal |
Parents: | Sir Thomas Winnington, 3rd Baronet Joanna Taylor |
Spouse: | Helen Domvile |
Relations: | Sir Edward Winnington, 2nd Baronet (grandfather) |
Sir Thomas Edward Winnington, 4th Baronet (11 November 1811 – 18 June 1872) was an English Whig and Liberal politician.
He was the eldest of three sons and four daughters of the former Joanna Taylor and Sir Thomas Winnington, 3rd Baronet, of Stanford Court, Stanford-on-Teme, Worcestershire.[1] His paternal grandfather was Sir Edward Winnington, 2nd Baronet and his maternal grandfather was John Taylor of Moseley Hall in Worcester.[2]
He was educated at Eton College before matriculating at Christ Church, Oxford.[3]
He succeeded his father as a Member of Parliament for Bewdley, serving first from 1837 to 1847 and again from 1852 to 1868; and as High Sheriff of Worcestershire from 1851 to 1852.[1]
Upon his father's death in September 1839, he inherited all of his father's property and succeeded to the baronetcy.[2]
He married Helen Domvile, a daughter of Sir Compton Domvile, 1st Baronet and the former Helena Sarah Trench (a daughter of Frederick Trench, MP for Maryborough).[4] Together, they were the parents of:[5]
Upon his death on 18 June 1872, he was succeeded by their second son Francis, their eldest son having predeceased him without issue.[7]