Thomas Best (MP)
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Thomas Best was an English Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons
in two periods between 1741 and 1768.
Best was the son of Mawdistly Best and his wife Elizabeth Fearne. The family were brewers of Chatham. He was educated at University College, Oxford
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In 1741, Best was elected Member of Parliament
(MP) for Canterbury
and held the seat to 1754. He sought re-election in 1754, but withdrew before the election because he did not expect to gain enough support. He was elected MP for Canterbury again in 1761 and held the seat until he was defeated in 1768.
Best lived at Chilston Park
, Boughton Malherbe
. He was lieutenant-governor of Dover and deputy warden of the Cinque Ports
from 1762 until his death at the age of 81.
Best married Caroline Scott daughter of George Scott of Scotts Hall on 3 January 1743. They had no children and he left his property to his nephew George Best
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House of Commons of Great Britain
The House of Commons of Great Britain was the lower house of the Parliament of Great Britain between 1707 and 1801. In 1707, as a result of the Acts of Union of that year, it replaced the House of Commons of England and the third estate of the Parliament of Scotland, as one of the most significant...
in two periods between 1741 and 1768.
Best was the son of Mawdistly Best and his wife Elizabeth Fearne. The family were brewers of Chatham. He was educated at University College, Oxford
University College, Oxford
.University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m...
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In 1741, Best was elected 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,...
(MP) for Canterbury
Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Canterbury is a county constituency which has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1918. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
and held the seat to 1754. He sought re-election in 1754, but withdrew before the election because he did not expect to gain enough support. He was elected MP for Canterbury again in 1761 and held the seat until he was defeated in 1768.
Best lived at Chilston Park
Chilston Park
Chilston Park is a country house in Boughton Malherbe, Kent, England. Started in the 15th century, the house has been modified many times and is a Grade I listed building, currently operated as a country house hotel.-History:...
, Boughton Malherbe
Boughton Malherbe
For other "Boughtons" in Kent see Boughton under Blean; Boughton Malherbe; and Boughton MonchelseaBoughton Malherbe is a village and civil parish in the Maidstone district of Kent, England, situated between Maidstone and Ashford...
. He was lieutenant-governor of Dover and deputy warden of the Cinque Ports
Cinque Ports
The Confederation of Cinque Ports is a historic series of coastal towns in Kent and Sussex. It was originally formed for military and trade purposes, but is now entirely ceremonial. It lies at the eastern end of the English Channel, where the crossing to the continent is narrowest...
from 1762 until his death at the age of 81.
Best married Caroline Scott daughter of George Scott of Scotts Hall on 3 January 1743. They had no children and he left his property to his nephew George Best
George Best (MP)
George Best DL, JP was a British politician.Best was the son of James Best, of Park House, Boxley, Kent, High Sheriff of Kent in 1751, by Frances, daughter of Richard Shelley, of Michaelgrove, Sussex. He sat as Member of Parliament for Rochester from 1790 to 1796...
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