1752 - 1826 (74 years)
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Name |
Thomas (1st Baron Ribblesdale) Lister [1] |
Birth |
1752 |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
1826 |
Person ID |
I92932 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
11 Apr 2020 |
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Notes |
- Baron Ribblesdale, of Gisburne Park in the County of York, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created on 26 October 1797 for Thomas Lister, the former Member of Parliament for Clitheroe
In 1773 he was elected Member of Parliament for Clitheroe and retained the seat in the 1774 General Election. When the American war broke out, he fitted out a frigate at his own expense and placed it at the disposal of the Government. In 1779 he raised Lister's Light Dragoons, a regiment of horse and was gazetted major in the army. He was re-elected to parliament for Clitheroe in 1780 and 1784
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Sources |
- [S3496] John Burke Esq., Burke's Commoners, (London, Edinburgh, Dublin: n.p., 1836.), Lister of Armitge Park (Reliability: 4).
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