Thomas Grimston Estcourt (1775–1853), of New Park near Devizes, Wiltshire, later known as Thomas Grimston Bucknall Estcourt, was an English politician.
Occupation
politician
Position held
member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 11th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
Born
August 3, 1775
Died
July 26, 1853
Overview
Thomas Grimston Estcourt (1775–1853), of New Park, near Devizes, Wiltshire, later known as Thomas Grimston Bucknall Estcourt, was an English politician.
Biography
He was the eldest son of Thomas Estcourt, Member of the Parliament of Great Britain (MP) for . He was MP for Devizes. 23 January 1805 – February 1826 and for Oxford University 22 February 1826 – 1847.
After the death of his uncle, Harbottle Bucknall, rector of Pebmarsh, Essex, in early 1823, under the will of John Askell Bucknall, who had died in 1796, Estcourt inherited the estate of Oxhey, Hertfordshire, The will obliged him to take the name of Bucknall, he swiftly obtained permission to add his former surname to it, and was afterwards known as Bucknall Estcourt.
Family
Estcourt married Eleanor Sutton, daughter of James Sutton. Their sons were:
