Family and Education
b. c. 1670, o.s. of Thomas Stanwix of Carlisle by Grace, da. of Thomas Fairfax of Parkhead, Cumb.J. Foster, Vis. Cumb. 128; Stanwix ped., Portland mss. m. Susannah, s.p.
Offices Held
Capt.-lt. 13 Ft. 1691, capt. 1692; capt. 14 Ft. 1693, Earl of Arran’s Horse 1694, 6 Drag. Gds. by 1702; lt.-col. Ld. Henry Scott’s Ft. 1704; brevet col. 1705; lt. gov. Carlisle 1705 – d.; col. of newly raised regt. of Ft. 1706; served in Portugal, took part in the battle of the Caya 1709; brig.-gen. 1710; gov. Gibraltar 1710 – 15, Chelsea Hospital Jan. 1715 – June 1720; col. of newly raised regt. of Ft. 1715 – 17, 30 Ft. July – Aug. 1717, 12 Ft. Aug. 1717 – d.; gov. Kingston-upon-Hull Mar. 1721 – d.; mayor, Carlisle 1715.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Carlisle, Cumb.
Volume
Commons 1715-1754
Web Title
STANWIX, Thomas (c.1670-1725)
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