Thomas Charles COLYEAR 4th Earl of Portmore [32552]

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Thomas Charles Colyear, 4th Earl of Portmore (27 March 1772 \endash 18 January 1835), styled Viscount Milsington from 1785 until 1823, was a British politician.

Lord Portmore was the son of William Colyear, 3rd Earl of Portmore and succeeded him to his titles upon his death. He was married twice; in 1793 he married Lady Mary Elizabeth Bertie (d. 1797), daughter of Brownlow Bertie, 5th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, by whom he had a son:

Hon. Brownlow Charles Colyear, inherited the personal property of the Duke of Ancaster on his death in 1809, but died in Rome in 1819 due to injuries sustained in a fight with bandits.

In 1828 Lord Portmore married Frances Murrells, by whom he had no issue.

Lord Portmore was a Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Boston in Lincolnshire from 1796 to 1802.

Thomas married Mary Elizabeth BERTIE [32435] [MRIN: 11632], daughter of Brownlow BERTIE 5th Duke of Ancaster [32433] and Mary Anne LAYARD [32432], in 1793. (Mary Elizabeth BERTIE [32435] was born on 24 Jul 1771 and died on 10 Feb 1797 in Bristol.)

Thomas next married Frances MURRELLS [32554] [MRIN: 11633] in 1828.