Thomas Coke (privy counsellor)
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Thomas Coke was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons
between 1698 and 1715.
Coke was the son of John Coke
and his wife Mary Leventhorpe, daughter of Sir Thomas Leventhorpe, 4th Baronet. He was born at Melbourne, Derbyshire
where he was baptised on 19 February 1675. His father was MP for Derby. Coke lost his parents when under age and was educated abroad under Monsieur Chauvais of Rotterdam.
Coke was elected Member of Parliament
for Derbyshire
in 1698 and sat until January 1701. He was re-elected MP for Derbyshire in December 1701 and held the seat until 1710. In 1710 he was elected MP for Grampound
and held the seat until 1715.
Coke was Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
, a Privy Counsellor, and Teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer
. When he came into possession of Melbourne Hall
he altered and extended the house. He is credited with creating the gardens at Melbourne.
Coke died suddenly after a few days illnes at the age of 52 and was buried at Melbourne
Coke married firstly Lady Mary Stanhope daughter of Philip Earl of Chesterfield
at Repton in 1698. He married secondly Hon Mary Hale, one of the Maids of Honour to Queen Anne.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
between 1698 and 1715.
Coke was the son of John Coke
John Coke (MP)
John Coke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in between 1685 and 1689.Coke was the son of Thomas Coke of Melbourne, and his wife Mary Pope, daughter of Richard Pope of Woolstaston, Shropshire. He entered Christ Church, Oxford and Gray's Inn in 1669...
and his wife Mary Leventhorpe, daughter of Sir Thomas Leventhorpe, 4th Baronet. He was born at Melbourne, Derbyshire
Melbourne, Derbyshire
Melbourne is a Georgian market town in South Derbyshire, England. It is about 8 miles south of Derby and 2 miles from the River Trent. In 1837 a then tiny settlement in Australia was named after William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, Queen Victoria's first Prime Minister, and thus indirectly takes...
where he was baptised on 19 February 1675. His father was MP for Derby. Coke lost his parents when under age and was educated abroad under Monsieur Chauvais of Rotterdam.
Coke 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,...
for Derbyshire
Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Derbyshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
in 1698 and sat until January 1701. He was re-elected MP for Derbyshire in December 1701 and held the seat until 1710. In 1710 he was elected MP for Grampound
Grampound (UK Parliament constituency)
Grampound in Cornwall, was a borough constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1821. It was represented by two Members of Parliament.-History:Grampound's...
and held the seat until 1715.
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household is usually a junior government whip in the British House of Commons and is an officer of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. He or she is the Deputy to the Lord Chamberlain of the Household. The Vice-Chamberlain's main role is to compile...
, a Privy Counsellor, and Teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer
Teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer
The Teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer was an office in the English Exchequer.The Tellers of the Exchequer received any money to be paid into the Exchequer, noted the amount in a book, and sent a copy of the entry, called a Teller's Bill, to the Tally Court so that a tally could be made of it...
. When he came into possession of Melbourne Hall
Melbourne Hall
Melbourne Hall, Derbyshire, England was once the seat of the Victorian Prime Minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, and thus is the ultimate origin for the naming of Melbourne, Australia. The house is now the seat of Lord Ralph Kerr and Lady Kerr and is open to the public...
he altered and extended the house. He is credited with creating the gardens at Melbourne.
Coke died suddenly after a few days illnes at the age of 52 and was buried at Melbourne
Coke married firstly Lady Mary Stanhope daughter of Philip Earl of Chesterfield
Earl of Chesterfield
Earls of Chesterfield, in the County of Derby, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1628 for Philip Stanhope, 1st Baron Stanhope. He had already been created Baron Stanhope, of Shelford in the County of Nottingham, in 1616, also in the Peerage of England. Stanhope's youngest son...
at Repton in 1698. He married secondly Hon Mary Hale, one of the Maids of Honour to Queen Anne.