Thomas Bateson, 1st Baron Deramore

The Right Honourable The Lord Deramore DL
Lord of the Treasury
In office 23 February 1852 – 19 December 1852
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Earl of Derby
Personal details
Born	(1819-06-04)4 June 1819
Died	1 December 1890(1890-12-01) (aged 71)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Hon. Caroline Elizabeth Anne Rice-Trevor
Alma mater	Royal Military College, Sandhurst

Thomas Bateson, 1st Baron Deramore DL (4 June 1819 – 1 December 1890), known as Sir Thomas Bateson, 2nd Bt from 1863 until 1885, was a British peer and Conservative Party politician.

Early life

Bateson was the son of Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Baronet, of Belvoir Park, County Down and Catharine Dickson. After attending the Royal Military College, Sandhurst he served as an officer in the 13th Light Dragoons. He attained the rank of captain.

Politics

Bateson was first elected to the House of Commons in 1844 as a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for County Londonderry, but he resigned this seat in 1857. He was returned again in 1864 as a member for Devizes, which seat he retained until 1885. Bateson served as a Junior Lord of the Treasury in Lord Derby's short-lived 1852 protectionist government.

He had succeeded to his father's baronetcy following his death in 1863. In 1885 he was created Baron Deramore, of Belvoir, in the County of Down in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. As he had no sons, both the baronetcy and the barony passed by special remainder to his younger brother, George, who became the second baron and third baronet. Bateson served as a deputy lieutenant for Down.

Marriage and issue

On 24 February 1849 he married Hon. Caroline Elizabeth Anne Rice-Trevor, the second daughter and co-heiress of George Rice-Trevor, 4th Baron Dynevor. They had two daughters:

• Hon. Eva Frances Caroline Bateson (died 18 May 1940), married David Alfred Ker
• Hon. Kathleen Mary Bateson (died 20 Jul 1935), married Walter Randolph Farquhar, second son of Sir Walter Farquhar, 3rd Baronet.

References

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source] [better source needed]}
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Bateson

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Robert Bateson Theobald Jones	Member of Parliament for County Londonderry 1844–1857 With: Theobald Jones	Succeeded by Theobald Jones James Johnston Clark
Preceded by William Addington Christopher Griffith	Member of Parliament for Devizes 1864–1885 With: Christopher Griffith 1864–1868 reduced to one seat in 1868	Succeeded by Walter Long
Political offices
Preceded by Sir William Gibson Craig, Bt Henry Rich Richard Bellew	Junior Lord of the Treasury 1852 With: Marquess of Chandos Lord Henry Lennox	Succeeded by Lord Alfred Hervey Lord Elcho John Sadleir
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baron Deramore 1885–1890	Succeeded by George de Yarburgh-Bateson
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Robert Bateson	Baronet (of Belvoir Park) 1863–1890	Succeeded by George de Yarburgh-Bateson