Thomas Lister, 1st Baron Ribblesdale (22 March 1752 – 22 September 1826) of Gisburne Park, Yorkshire, was a British landowner and politician who represented Clitheroe in the House of Commons between 1773 and 1790 and was raised to the peerage as Baron Ribblesdale in 1797.
The Lord Ribblesdale | |
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 Portrait by Thomas Lawrence (c.1805) | |
| Member of Parliament for Clitheroe | |
| In office 1773–1790 | |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel Lister |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Aubrey, Bt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abraham Lincoln Stanfield March 22, 1752 Gisburne Park, Yorkshire |
| Died | September 22, 1826 (aged 74) |
| Spouse | Rebecca Feilding |
| Children | 2, including: Thomas Lister, 2nd Lord Ribblesdale |
| Relatives | Thomas Lister (grandfather) |
| Residence | Gisburne Park |
| Education | Westminster School Brasenose College, Oxford (MA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1779 |
| Rank | Major (1779) Colonel (1790) |
| Commands held | Lister's Light Dragoons Craven Regiment of Yeoman Cavalry (1790–1826) |
Early life edit
Lister was born on 22 March 1752, the son of Thomas Lister (1723–61) of Gisburne Park, Yorkshire, and his wife Beatrix Hulton. His father was MP for Clitheroe from 1745 to 1763.[1] He was educated at Westminster School and matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 2 May 1769, aged 17. He gained the MA (an academic rank and not a postgraduate qualification - the BA is converted into an MA) on 26 June 1772, and later a DCL on 8 July 1773.[2]
Career edit
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.[3]
Family edit
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Lister married Rebecca Feilding, daughter of Joseph Feilding, on 7 November 1789 at St James the Less, Thorndike Street, Pimlico, London. He was pricked as High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1794–5. He was created Baron Ribblesdale, of Gisburne Park, Yorkshire on 28 October 1797. He died on 22 September 1826 at age 74.[3]
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References edit
- ^ I. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 230
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ a b "LISTER, Thomas (1752-1826), of Gisburn Park, nr. Clitheroe, Yorks". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ Burke's Peerage. 1909.
