Ulric Oliver Thynne

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Colonel Ulric Oliver Thynne CMG, DSO, CVO (6 July 1871 – 30 September 1957)[1][2] was a distinguished British soldier and champion polo player.

Early life[edit]

Thynne was born on 6 July 1871.[1] He was the son of Rt. Hon. Lord Henry Frederick Thynne and Lady Ulrica Frederica Jane St. Maur Seymour.[1] He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.[1]

Career[edit]

Thynne gained the rank of lieutenant in the service of the King's Royal Rifle Corps,[1] and fought in the Chitral Campaign in 1895.[1] He was appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry on 10 February 1900,[3] and fought with the Imperial Yeomanry during the Second Boer War in South Africa, where he was mentioned in despatches,[1] and for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in November 1900.[4] Following the war, he was promoted to captain on 31 May 1902.[5] He fought in the First World War, during which he was again mentioned in despatches[1] and decorated with the award of Territorial Decoration (T.D.).[1] He was invested as a Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1918.[1] He was colonel commanding the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry.[1] and became its honorary colonel in 1938.[1] He was invested as a Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1946.[1]

A keen polo player, in 1903 he won the Roehampton Trophy.

Peerage claim[edit]

In 1924, Thynne claimed the ancient Barony of Beauchamp from the House of Lords; the Committee for Privileges rejected the claim, holding that the evidence was insufficient to prove that the peerage was in fact created.

Family[edit]

He married, firstly, Marjory Wormald, daughter of Edward Wormald, on 16 May 1899.[1] The children of Colonel Ulric Oliver Thynne and Marjory Wormald are:

  • Lt.-Col. Oliver St. Maur Thynne (24 October 1901 – 1 May 1978), who married Mary Wroughton Morris and had issue.[1]
  • Edward Wormald Thynne (17 Mar 1905 – 8 Oct 1925)[1]
  • G/Capt. Brian Sheridan Thynne (29 Nov 1907 – 1985), who married, firstly, Naomi Waters, married, secondly, Fernanda Herrero de Aledo, and had issue from both marriages.[1]
  • Ulrica Marjory Thynne (5 May 1911 – 22 Jan 1999)[1]

He married, secondly, Elspeth Stiven Tullis, daughter of David Tullis, on 19 December 1951.[1] He died on 30 September 1957 at age 86.[1]


References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, pp. 213–214.
  2. ^ Record for Colonel Ulric Oliver Thynne on thepeerage.com
  3. ^ "No. 27167". The London Gazette. 20 February 1900. p. 1177.
  4. ^ "No. 27359". The London Gazette. 27 September 1901. p. 6303.
  5. ^ "No. 27441". The London Gazette. 10 June 1902. p. 3756.
  6. ^ Burke, Sir Bernard, (1938 ed) Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Shaw, London. p. 243
  7. ^ a b c Woodfall, H. (1768). The Peerage of England; Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the Peers of that Kingdom Etc. Fourth Edition, Carefully Corrected, and Continued to the Present Time, Volume 6. p. 258.
  8. ^ a b Lee, Sidney; Edwards, A. S. G. (revised) (2004). "Thynne, William (d. 1546)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/27426. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  9. ^ Girouard, Mark, Thynne, Sir John (1515–1580), estate manager and builder of Longleat in Oxford Dictionary of Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004)
  10. ^ Booth, Muriel. "Thynne, John (?1550–1604), of Longleat, Wilt". History of Parliament. The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  11. ^ Lancaster, Henry; Thrush, Andrew. "Thynne, Charles (c.1568–1652), of Cheddar, So". History of Parliament. The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  12. ^ Pugh, R. B.; Crittall, Elizabeth, eds. (1957). "Parliamentary history: 1529–1629". A History of the County of Wiltshire. Vol. 5. London: Victoria County History – via British History Online.
  13. ^ Ferris, John P. "Thynne, Sir James (c.1605-70), of Longbridge Deverill, Wilt". History of Parliament. The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  14. ^ Helms, M. W.; Ferris, John P. "Thynne, Sir Thomas (c.1610–c.69), of Richmond, Sur". History of Parliament. The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  15. ^ Marshall, Alan (2008) [2004]. "Thynne, Thomas [nicknamed Tom of Ten Thousand] (1647/8–1682)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/27423. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  16. ^ Heath-Caldwell, J. J. "Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath, 3rd Viscount Weymouth". JJ Heath-Caldwell. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  17. ^ Hayton, D. W. "Thynne, Hon. Henry (1675-1708)". The History of Parliament. The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  18. ^ Dunaway, Stewart (2013). Lord John Carteret, Earl Granville: His Life History and the Granville Grants. Lulu. p. 33. ISBN 9781300878070.
  19. ^ "Bath, Thomas Thynne". Encyclopedia Britannica 1911. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  20. ^ Thorne, Roland. "Carteret [formerly Thynne], Henry Frederick". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  21. ^ "Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath (1765–1837)". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  22. ^ Escott, Margaret. "Thynne, Lord Henry Frederick (1797-1837), of 6 Grovesnor Square, Md". History of Parliament. The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  23. ^ "John Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath (1831-1896), Diplomat and landowner". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
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