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Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

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Name
  
Thomas 8th

Died
  
January 18, 1753

Spouse
  
Jean Lyon, Countess of Strath and Kinghorne (m. 1736)

Children
  
John Bowes, 9th Earl of Strath and Kinghorne

Parents
  
Elizabeth Lyon, Countess of Strath, John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strath and Kinghorne

Siblings
  
James Lyon, 7th Earl of Strath and Kinghorne

Grandchildren
  
John Bowes, 10th Earl of Strath and Kinghorne

Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore (1704 – 18 January 1753) was the son of John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and Lady Elizabeth Stanhope.

On 20 July 1736, he married Jean Nicholsen, at Houghton-le-Spring. They had seven children:

  • John Bowes, 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1737–1776)
  • James Philip Lyon (1738–1763)
  • Hon. Thomas Lyon (1741–1796). Married Mary Wren. Their daughter Charlotte Lyon (d. 1871) married Revd Henry George Liddell (d. 1872) (son of Sir Henry Liddell 5th Bart). The children of Charlotte Lyon and Revd Henry George Liddell were the Very Revd Henry George Liddell (d. 1898) and Charles Liddell (d. 1894)
  • Mary Lyon (d. 1767)
  • Susan Lyon (d. 26 February 1769)
  • Anne Lyon (c. 1753–?). Married John Simpson. Their daughter Maria Susannah Simpson married Thomas Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth (youngest son of Sir Henry Liddell 5th Bart, younger brother of Revd Henry George Liddell d. 1872)
  • Jane Lyon (d. 1836)

    • He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Forfarshire from 1734 until he succeeded his father to the peerage in 1735.

    References

    Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne Wikipedia
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