Thomas Cranley Onslow
British politician
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| Intro | British politician | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 7 October 1778 | |
| Death | 7 July 1861 (aged 82 years) | |
| Star sign | Libra | |
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Thomas Cranley Onslow (7 October 1778 – 7 July 1861) was a British politician and British Army officer, the second son of Thomas Onslow, 2nd Earl of Onslow.
He married Susannah Elizabeth Hillier on 28 May 1813, and they had several children:
- George Augustus Cranley Onslow (1813–1855), married Mary Harriet Anne Loftus in 1848, father of William Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow
- Guildford James Hillier Onslow (1814–1882), later Mainwaring-Ellerker-Onslow, married his distant cousin Rosa Anna Onslow in 1838
- Lt-Col. Arthur Edward Onslow (1815–1897), later Mainwaring-Ellerker-Onslow, married Margaret Anne Ferrers in 1846 and had issue
- Thomas Frederick Onslow (15 January 1821 – 15 July 1883)
- Charles? Townshend Onslow (30 May 1822 – 28 February 1823)
- Susannah Augusta Arabella Onslow (8 November 1816 – 12 June 1899)
- Elizabeth Harriet Onslow (17 October 1817 – 19 July 1824)
- Harriet Charlotte Matilda Onslow (20 April 1826 – 11 July 1885)
Onslow served in the Scots Fusilier Guards. rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was posted to the Cadiz garrison as a captain in 1810. He was later Colonel of the 2nd Surrey Militia, up until 1852.