Lord Henry Thynne
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The Right Honourable Lord Henry Thynne DL |
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Lord Henry Thynne by Leslie Ward, 1877.
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| Treasurer of the Household | |
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In office 14 December 1875 – 21 April 1880 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Benjamin Disraeli |
| Preceded by | Earl Percy |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Breadalbane |
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| Born | 2 August 1832 |
| Died | 28 January 1904 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Ulrica Seymour (d. 1916) |
| Children | Ulric Oliver Thynne & Rachel Thynne |
Lord Henry Frederick Thynne PC, DL (2 August 1832 – 28 January 1904) was a British Conservative politician. He served under Benjamin Disraeli as Treasurer of the Household between 1875 and 1880.
Thynne was the second son of Henry Thynne, 3rd Marquess of Bath, and his wife the Honourable Harriet Baring, daughter of Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton. John Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath, was his elder brother.
Thynne entered the House of Commons in 1859 as Member of Parliament for South Wiltshire, a seat he held until 1885, and served under Benjamin Disraeli as Treasurer of the Household from 1875 to 1880. In 1876 he was admitted to the Privy Council. Apart from his political career he was also a Major in the Wiltshire Yeomanry Cavalry and a Deputy Lieutenant for Wiltshire.
Thynne married Lady Ulrica Frederica Jane Seymour, daughter of Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset, on 1 June 1858. They had four sons and two daughters. He died in January 1904, aged 71. Lady Ulrica survived him by twelve years and died in January 1916.
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