Thomas Lyon-Bowes, 11th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne


Thomas Lyon-Bowes, 11th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne was a Scottish nobleman and peer. He was the third son of John Bowes, 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and Mary Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. His mother was the author of the verse drama, "The Siege of Jerusalem". He is the great-great-grandfather of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
The eldest brother was John Bowes, 10th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, who had a long affair with Mary Millner. Their only son John Bowes was only legitimized following the demise of his father. He inherited most of the real estate of his father, but none of his titles.
The second brother was George Bowes-Lyon who had married Mary Thornhill, but died childless on 26 December 1806. Thomas was their only legitimate heir and became the new Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne on 3 July 1820.
On 25 March 1800, Thomas married firstly Mary Elizabeth Louisa Rodney Carpenter, daughter of George Carpenter and his wife Mary Elizabeth Walsh. They had two children:
His first wife died on 1 June 1811. He married secondly Eliza Northcote, daughter to a Colonel of the British Army. They had a daughter:
On 8 December 1817, Thomas married his third wife Marianna Cheape, daughter of John Cheape. This marriage was childless but lasted until his death.
He was succeeded by his grandson Thomas Lyon-Bowes, 12th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne.

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