Sir Thomas Wroth, 3rd Baronet (c.1674–1721) of Petherton Park, Somerset was an English High Sheriff and Member of Parliament.
He was born the only surviving son of Sir John Wroth, 2nd Baronet, of Petherton Park. He succeeded his father in 1677 as a very young child, inheriting his Petherton Park estate. He was educated at Winchester School.
He was MP in succession for Bridgwater from 1701 to 1708, for Somerset from 1710 to 1713 and for Wells for 1713 to 1715. He was pricked High Sheriff of Somerset for 1708–09.
He died in 1721. He had married in 1693 Mary, the daughter of Thomas Osbaldeston of Aldersbrook, Essex and had 2 daughters. The baronetcy thus became extinct. His estate was inherited by his eldest daughter Cicely and her husband Sir Hugh Acland, 6th Baronet. His younger daughter Elizabeth married lawyer and MP Thomas Palmer, FRS.
References
- "WROTH, Sir Thomas, 3rd Bt. (c.1674-1721), of Petherton Park, Som". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded byJohn Gilbert George Balch |
Member of Parliament for Bridgwater 1701–1707 With: George Balch |
Succeeded byParliament of Great Britain |
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded byParliament of England | Member of Parliament for Bridgwater 1707–1708 With: George Balch |
Succeeded byGeorge Balch George Dodington |
| Preceded byHenry Seymour Portman Sir William Wyndham, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Somerset 1710–1713 With: Sir William Wyndham, Bt |
Succeeded byThomas Strangways Horner Sir William Wyndham, Bt |
| Preceded byEdward Colston Maurice Berkeley |
Member of Parliament for Wells 1713–1715 With: Maurice Berkeley |
Succeeded byThomas Strangways Horner Maurice Berkeley |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded byJohn Wroth | Baronet (of Blenden Hall) 1677–1721 |
Extinct |
- 1670s births
- 1721 deaths
- Baronets in the Baronetage of England
- People educated at Westminster School, London
- High sheriffs of Somerset
- English MPs 1701–1702
- English MPs 1702–1705
- English MPs 1705–1707
- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
- British MPs 1707–1708
- British MPs 1710–1713
- British MPs 1713–1715