Peter Thellusson, 1st Baron Rendlesham
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Peter Isaac Thellusson, 1st Baron Rendlesham (13 October 1761 – 16 September 1808) was a British
merchant and politician.
Thelluson was the eldest son of Peter Thellusson
, a wealthy London
merchant who had emigrated to Britain from France
in 1760, and his wife Ann, daughter of Matthew Woodford. After his death his estate was embroiled in the Thellusson Will Case
; his son was finally decided to be one of the beneficiaries.
His son took over the thriving family business from his father and also sat as Member of Parliament
for Midhurst
from 1795 to 1796, for Malmesbury
from 1796 to 1802, for Castle Rising
from 1802 to 1806 and for Bossiney
from 1807 to 1808. In 1806 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland
as Baron Rendlesham, of Rendlesham.
Lord Rendlesham, who lived at Rendlesham Hall
, died in September 1808, aged only 46, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son John.
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merchant and politician.
Thelluson was the eldest son of Peter Thellusson
Peter Thellusson
Peter [de] Thellusson was a French-Swiss businessman and banker who settled in London.Thellusson was a member of a Huguenot family which had fled France for Geneva in the 16th century. His father Isaac had started a Swiss bank and became the Genevan ambassador to Paris...
, a wealthy London
London
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merchant who had emigrated to Britain from France
France
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in 1760, and his wife Ann, daughter of Matthew Woodford. After his death his estate was embroiled in the Thellusson Will Case
Thellusson Will Case
The Thellusson Will Case is an English trusts law case. It was a law suit resulting from the will of Peter Thellusson, an English merchant ....
; his son was finally decided to be one of the beneficiaries.
His son took over the thriving family business from his father and also sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Midhurst
Midhurst (UK Parliament constituency)
Midhurst was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1311 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the constituency was abolished...
from 1795 to 1796, for Malmesbury
Malmesbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Malmesbury was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1275 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.- MPs 1275–1508 :...
from 1796 to 1802, for Castle Rising
Castle Rising (UK Parliament constituency)
Castle Rising was a parliamentary borough in Norfolk, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1558 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act...
from 1802 to 1806 and for Bossiney
Bossiney (UK Parliament constituency)
Bossiney was a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall, one of a number of Cornish rotten boroughs, and returned two Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons from 1552 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
from 1807 to 1808. In 1806 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
as Baron Rendlesham, of Rendlesham.
Lord Rendlesham, who lived at Rendlesham Hall
Rendlesham Hall
-History:The hall was built in the pointed style in 1780 and two lodges, Woodbridge Lodge and Ivy Lodge, were added in 1790. The hall was acquired by Peter Thellusson, a wealthy banker, in the name of his son, in 1796...
, died in September 1808, aged only 46, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son John.