Sir Thomas Gascoigne, 8th Baronet.
Bust of Sir Thomas Gascoigne, 8th Baronet, at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Sir Thomas Gascoigne, 8th Baronet (7 March 1745 – 1810) was the son of Sir Edward Gascoigne, 7th Baronet and a member of the Gascoigne family.[1]

He supported the cause of American Independence and built a commemorative arch at the entrance to his Parlington Hall estate to the American Victory in the War of Independence, thought to be modelled on the Arch of Constantine in Rome.[2][3].

He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Thirsk from 1780 to 1784.[4]

He was a keen breeder and trainer of horses and with Sir Thomas Stapleton won the St. Leger Stakes in 1778 with Hollandaise. Some of their racing cups can be seen at Lotherton Hall, near Leeds. [5]

He left no heirs and thus the baronetcy became extinct. He left his property, including Parlington Hall, to his stepdaughter Mary Turner on condition that her husband, Richard Oliver of Castle Oliver in County Limerick, change his name to Richard Oliver Gascoigne (see Oliver Gascoigne).

See also

References

  1. ^ Alexander Lock, Sir Thomas Gascoigne, 8th Bart. (1745–1810): Catholicism, Apostasy and Yorkshire Politics, thesis for MA degree in Eighteenth Century Studies, University of Leeds, United Kingdom, 2007.
  2. ^ Article about the Parlington Triumphal Arch.
  3. ^ Victoria and Albert Museum website: Search the Collections
  4. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
  5. ^ "Carlton Towers, a detailed history". Retrieved 3 February 2013.
Parliament of Great Britain Preceded bySir Thomas Frankland, 5th BtThomas Frankland (6) Member of Parliament for Thirsk 1780 – 1784 With: Beilby Thompson Succeeded bySir Thomas Frankland, 5th BtSir Gregory Page-Turner, Bt

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