Sir Thomas Chapman, 7th Baronet
| Sir Thomas Chapman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 November 1846 |
| Died | 8 April 1919 (aged 72) |
| Other names | Thomas Robert Lawrence |
| Title | Chapman Baronet |
| Predecessor | Sir Benjamin Rupert Chapman |
| Spouse(s) | Edith Sarah Hamilton |
| Partner(s) | Sarah Lawrence |
| Children | Eva Jane Louisa Chapman (b. 1874) Rose Isabel Chapman (b. 1878) Florence Livia Chapman (b. 1880) Mabel Cecele Chapman (b. 1881) Montagu Robert Lawrence (b. 1885) Thomas Edward Lawrence (b. 1888) William George Lawrence (b. 1889) Frank Helier Lawrence (b. 1893) Arnold Walter Lawrence (b. 1900) |
| Parent(s) | William Chapman Louisa Vansittart |
Sir Thomas Robert Tighe Chapman, 7th Baronet (6 November 1846 – 8 April 1919) was an Anglo-Irish landowner, the last of the Chapman baronets of Killua Castle in Ireland. For many years he lived under the name of Thomas Robert Lawrence, taking the name of his partner, Sarah Lawrence, the mother of his five sons, one of whom was T. E. Lawrence, 'Lawrence of Arabia'.
Born in 1846, the second of the three sons of William Chapman (1811–1889) and his wife Louisa, daughter of Colonel Arthur Vansittart (1775–1829), of Shottesbrook, and the grandson of Sir Thomas Chapman, 2nd Baronet, Chapman was educated at Eton College.
He was brought up to lead the life of a country gentleman, at a house called South Hill, near the village of Delvin, County Westmeath, Ireland, a modest property of some 170 acres, and also at the family's town house in Dublin. The Chapman family belonged to the higher level of the Anglo-Irish landowning class and for generations its members had married into families of a similar standing in England and Ireland.
Debrett's Baronetage for 1918 says:
John Chapman, and his brother William, through the influence of Sir Walter Raleigh, their , received large grants of land in Ireland, and settled in that country. Benjamin, the son of William Chapman, was an officer of cavalry in Cromwell's army, and for his services received the castle and estates of Killua, sometime the seat of the family. The 3rd baronet sat as M.P. for Westmeath ... Sir Benjamin James, 4th baronet, sat as M.P. for Westmeath... 1841–7 and was Lord-Lieutenant of that county. The 5th baronet, Sir Montagu Richard, was High Sheriff of County Westmeath.
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