Thomas Onslow, 2nd Baron Onslow

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(27 November 1679 – 5 June 1740) commissioned the building of Clandon Park in the 1730s.

He became 2nd Baron Onslow on the death of his father, Richard Onslow, in 1717. He was a leading participant in an insurance business known as Onslow's Insurance or Onslow's Bubble, which secured incorporation under the Bubble Act as Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation.[1]

References

^ W. R. Scott, The Constitution and Finance of ... Joint-Stock Companies to 1720 (Cambridge University Press, 1911) III, 396-409. Parliament of England

Preceded by

Thomas Turgis Maurice Thompson Member of Parliament for Gatton with Maurice Thompson 1702–1705

Succeeded by

Sir George Newland Paul Docminique

Preceded by

William Elson Sir Thomas Littleton, Bt Member of Parliament for Chichester with Sir Thomas Littleton, Bt 1705–1707

Succeeded by

Parliament of Great Britain Parliament of Great Britain

Preceded by

Parliament of England Member of Parliament for Chichester with Sir Thomas Littleton, Bt 1707–1708

Succeeded by

Thomas Carr Sir Richard Farington, Bt

Preceded by

George Woodroffe John Fulham Member of Parliament for Haslemere with Theophilus Oglethorpe 1708

Succeeded by

Theophilus Oglethorpe Sir Nicholas Carew

Preceded by

John Ward George Evelyn Member of Parliament for Bletchingley with George Evelyn 1708–1715

Succeeded by

George Evelyn Sir William Clayton

Preceded by

Theophilus Oglethorpe Sir John Clerke, Bt Member of Parliament for Haslemere with George Vernon 1713–1714

Succeeded by

George Vernon Sir Nicholas Carew

Preceded by

Lord Guernsey Sir Richard Onslow, Bt Member of Parliament for Surrey with Lord Guernsey 1715–1717

Succeeded by

Lord Guernsey Denzil Onslow

Political offices

Preceded by

Unknown Out-Ranger of Windsor Forest 1715–1717

Succeeded by

Denzil Onslow

Preceded by

Richard Hampden Teller of the Exchequer 1718–1741

Succeeded by

Horatio Walpole

Honorary titles=

Preceded by

The Lord Onslow Lord Lieutenant of Surrey 1717–1740

Succeeded by

The Lord Onslow

Preceded by

The Earl of Berkeley Custos Rotulorum of Surrey 1737–1740

Peerage of Great Britain

Preceded by

Richard Onslow Baron Onslow 1717–1740

Succeeded by Richard Onslow