Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham

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In 1754 Robinson was appointed Secretary of State for the Southern Department and Leader of the House of Commons by the prime minister, the Duke of Newcastle, and it was on this occasion that Pitt made the famous remark to Fox, "the duke might as well have sent us his jackboot to lead us." In November 1755 he resigned, and in April 1761 he was created Baron Grantham. ^[1]

Later career

He was Master of the Great Wardrobe 1749–1754 and again 1755–1760, and was joint Postmaster-General in 1765 and 1766. He died in London on 30 September 1770. ^[1]

He married Frances, daughter of Thomas Worsley of Hovingham, on 13 July 1737, and had two sons and six daughters. He was succeeded in the peerage by his eldest son Thomas.

The town of Grantham, New Hampshire in the United States of America is named after Robinson.

References

1.  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain :  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Grantham, Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron". Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 359.
2. "Robinson, Thomas (RBN712T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
3. Sedgwick, Romney R. "Constituencies > 1715-1754 > Thirsk". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
4. "ROBINSON, Thomas (1695–1770), of Newby, Yorks". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 28 April 2019.

External links

• "Robinson, Thomas (1695-1770)"  . Dictionary of National Biography . 1885–1900.

The Right Honourable The Lord Grantham KB PC
Leader of the House of Commons
In office 23 March 1754 –October 1755

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Sir Thomas Frankland William St. Quinton	Member of Parliament for Thirsk 1727–1734 With: Sir Thomas Frankland	Succeeded by Sir Thomas Frankland Frederick Meinhardt Frankland
Preceded by Edward Hooper Charles Armand Powlett	Member of Parliament for Christchurch 1748–1761 With: Charles Armand Powlett 1748–1751 Lord Harry Powlett 1751–1754 Hon. John Mordaunt 1754–1761	Succeeded by Hon. Thomas Robinson James Harris
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by The Earl Waldegrave	British Ambassador to Austria 1730–1748	Succeeded by Robert Keith
Court offices
Preceded by The Duke of Montagu	Master of the Great Wardrobe 1749–1754	Succeeded by The Viscount Barrington
Preceded by The Viscount Barrington	Master of the Great Wardrobe 1755–1760	Succeeded by The Earl Gower
Political offices
Preceded by The Earl of Holdernesse	Secretary of State for the Southern Department 1754–1755	Succeeded by Henry Fox
Preceded by Sir Henry Pelham	Leader of the House of Commons 1754–1755
Preceded by The Lord Trevor The Lord Hyde	Postmaster-General 1765–1766 With: The Earl of Bessborough	Succeeded by Viscount Hillsborough The Lord le Despencer
Peerage of Great Britain
New creation	Baron Grantham 1761–1770	Succeeded by Thomas Robinson