Frederick Tollemache

Frederick James Tollemache
Statue of Frederick Tollemache in Grantham, erected 1891
Member of Parliament for Grantham
In office 1826–1830
Preceded by	Edward Cust, Sir Montague Cholmeley, 1st Baronet
Succeeded by	Sir Montague Cholmeley, 2nd Baronet, Glynne Earle Welby
In office 1837–1852
Preceded by	Algernon Gray Tollemache, Glynne Earle Welby
Succeeded by	Glynne Earle Welby, Lord Montagu William Graham
In office 1857–1865
Preceded by	Sir Glynne Earle Welby, 3rd Baronet, Lord Montagu William Graham
Succeeded by	William Earle Welby-Gregory, Sir John Thorold, 12th Baronet
In office 1868–1874
Preceded by	Sir John Thorold, 12th Baronet, Edmund Turnor
Succeeded by	Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 3rd Baronet, Henry Francis Cockayne Cust
Personal details
Born	(1804-04-16)16 April 1804
Died	2 July 1888(1888-07-02) (aged 84) Ham House
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Sarah-Maria Bomford (m. 1831, d. 1835); Isabella Anne Forbes (m. 1847, d. 1850)
Relations	Son of William Tollemache, Lord Huntingtower
Children	Louisa Maria Tollemache, Ada Maria Katherine Tollemache
Occupation	Politician
Known for	Director of the New Zealand Company

Frederick James Tollemache (16 April 1804 – 2 July 1888, Ham House) was a British gentleman and politician. He was the fifth son of William Tollemache, Lord Huntingtower and Catherine Gray.

Through the interest of his father, he was several times Member of Parliament for Grantham from 1826 to 1874.

On 26 August 1831, he married Sarah-Maria Bomford (d. 1835), by whom he had one daughter:

• Louisa Maria Tollemache (27 August 1832 – 16 May 1863), died unmarried

On 4 September 1847, he married Isabella Anne Forbes (d. 1850), by whom he had one daughter, the writer:

• Ada Maria Katherine Tollemache (21 June 1848 – 6 January 1928), married on 9 May 1868 at Ham House to Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 4th Baron Sudeley.

He was a director of the New Zealand Company, and Manners Street, in Wellington, New Zealand is named for him. (His family did not adopt the surname of Tollemache until 1821).

References

• Descendants of Sir Robert de Manners, of Etal
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Frederick Tollemache