British peer and member of Parliament
Thomas Stonor, 3rd Baron Camoys (1797–1881) was a British peer, previously a member of Parliament. He was the son of another Thomas Stonor and Katherine Blundell, daughter of the art collector Henry Blundell.
Career.
In 1817, he went to study at Paris University.
Thomas Stonor sat as a Member of Parliament for Oxford for the Whigs from 1832 to 1833. His election was declared void following an election petition and his brother-in-law, Charles Towneley unsuccessfully stood at the by-election that followed.
He was High Sheriff of Oxfordshire for 1836.
He succeeded to his title in 1839, after Queen Victoria terminated its abeyance in his favour. He was the appointed Lord-in-Waiting to the Queen from 1846 to 1852, 1853–1858, 1859–1866, and finally from 1868 to 1874.
Family.
Thomas married Frances Towneley, daughter of Peregrine Edward Towneley (1762–1846) and Charlotte Drummond of Towneley Hall, Burnley on 25 July 1821. They had the following issue:
Death.
Baron Camoys died on 18 January 1881. As his eldest son, Francis, had died a week before him, he was succeeded by his grandson, another Francis.
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