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WILBRAHAM, SIXTH EARL OF DYSART.
LIONEL, fifth Earl of Dysart, although he married twice, had
no children, and on his death, in 1799, he was succeeded by his
brother Wilbraham.
Wilbraham Tollemache, sixth Earl of Dysart, was named after his
grandmother, Grace Wilbraham, the “Cheshire Heiress;” and he in-
herited the artistic tastes of his mother, Grace Carteret. Wilbraham
Tollemache was born in 1739, and at first went into the Royal Navy,
following the example of his three unfortunate brothers—George, William,
and John. After serving for a time in the Navy he entered the Army,
first joining the 106th Regiment, and then exchanging into the 6th. In
1771 he left the Army with the rank of Major.
In 1773 Wilbraham Tollemache married Anna Maria Lewis, of
Malvern Hall in Warwickshire, the elder sister of Magdalen Lewis, who,
twenty years later, married his elder brother Lionel, fifth Earl of Dysart,
as his second wife.1
Wilbraham Tollemache was a Member of the House of Commons
for many years. He first stood for the borough of Ipswich in 1768, but
was defeated after a severe contest. In 1771 there was a vacancy at
Northampton, and he was elected; and at the general election of 1774
he was re-elected for the same place. In 1780 he was returned for
Liskeard (then called Leckard), in Cornwall, and in 1785 he was High
Sheriff of Cheshire. In 1799 he succeeded his brother as sixth Earl of
Dysart.
Wilbraham, Earl of Dysart, had no children, and until the death of
his nephew Lionel Robert he always treated him, not only as his heir, but
as a son. Lord Dysart was a cultivated and accomplished man; he read
much, drew well, and gave careful attention to his property. During the
Peninsular War Lord Dysart was offered by the Admiralty Z300 for
1 This double connection has caused the Reynolds’ picture represented Anna Maria
mistaken idea that Robinetta in Sir Joshua Lewis.
99
LIONEL, fifth Earl of Dysart, although he married twice, had
no children, and on his death, in 1799, he was succeeded by his
brother Wilbraham.
Wilbraham Tollemache, sixth Earl of Dysart, was named after his
grandmother, Grace Wilbraham, the “Cheshire Heiress;” and he in-
herited the artistic tastes of his mother, Grace Carteret. Wilbraham
Tollemache was born in 1739, and at first went into the Royal Navy,
following the example of his three unfortunate brothers—George, William,
and John. After serving for a time in the Navy he entered the Army,
first joining the 106th Regiment, and then exchanging into the 6th. In
1771 he left the Army with the rank of Major.
In 1773 Wilbraham Tollemache married Anna Maria Lewis, of
Malvern Hall in Warwickshire, the elder sister of Magdalen Lewis, who,
twenty years later, married his elder brother Lionel, fifth Earl of Dysart,
as his second wife.1
Wilbraham Tollemache was a Member of the House of Commons
for many years. He first stood for the borough of Ipswich in 1768, but
was defeated after a severe contest. In 1771 there was a vacancy at
Northampton, and he was elected; and at the general election of 1774
he was re-elected for the same place. In 1780 he was returned for
Liskeard (then called Leckard), in Cornwall, and in 1785 he was High
Sheriff of Cheshire. In 1799 he succeeded his brother as sixth Earl of
Dysart.
Wilbraham, Earl of Dysart, had no children, and until the death of
his nephew Lionel Robert he always treated him, not only as his heir, but
as a son. Lord Dysart was a cultivated and accomplished man; he read
much, drew well, and gave careful attention to his property. During the
Peninsular War Lord Dysart was offered by the Admiralty Z300 for
1 This double connection has caused the Reynolds’ picture represented Anna Maria
mistaken idea that Robinetta in Sir Joshua Lewis.
99