Henry Thynne was an English gentleman and Tory Member of Parliament.
Background
Thynne was the eldest of the three sons of Thomas Thynne, 1st Viscount Weymouth (1640–1714), of Longleat, a substantial landowner in Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, by his marriage to Lady Frances Finch, a daughter of Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea.
Education
Thynne was educated at home and was very interested in literature.
Career
He was christened on 16 February 1674/75 at Drayton Bassett. In 1692 he visited the Netherlands, Germany, and Italy. As a young man, he taught French and Italian to his contemporary Elizabeth Singer (1674–1737), in whom Bishop Thomas Ken, then living at Longleat, had taken an interest when she was twelve.
At the election of 1695 Thynne stood unsuccessfully for parliament at Weobley.
Guy was a Whig, while Thynne was a Tory. On 29 April 1695, Thynne married Grace Strode, the daughter and heiress of Sir George Strode and Grace FitzJames, who brought him a fortune of £20,000.
They had two daughters, Frances Thynne, who married Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset, and Mary Thynne (ca 1702–1720), who married William Greville, 7th Baron Brooke (1695–1727). Thynne became extremely fat.
On 3 January 1708/9 he was buried at Longbridge Deverill.
Membership
1st Parliament of Great Britain. 2nd Parliament of Great Britain]
He later sat as a Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis in 1701, then briefly for Tamworth before representing Weymouth and Melcombe Regis again until his death in 1708.