Background
Born in Street James"s, he was the son of Henry Thynne, 3rd Marquess of Bath and his wife Harriet, second daughter of Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton. He succeeded his father as Marquess in June 1837, aged only six.
Born in Street James"s, he was the son of Henry Thynne, 3rd Marquess of Bath and his wife Harriet, second daughter of Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton. He succeeded his father as Marquess in June 1837, aged only six.
Lord Bath was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford.
He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary for the coronation of King Pedro V of Portugal on 27 May 1858, and Envoy Extraordinary for the coronation of the Emperor Franz Joseph I as King of Hungary on 25 July 1867. From 1874 to 1893, he was a trustee of the National Portrait Gallery, as well as a trustee of the British Museum in 1883. He was Chairman of Wiltshire County Council and, having been a Deputy Lieutenant of Somerset from 1853, was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire in 1889, a post he held until his death in 1896.
They had six children: Sir Thomas Henry Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath (1862–1946) Lady Alice Emma Thynne (c 1863–1942), married Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 8th Baronet.
Lady Katherine Georgina Louisa Thynne (c 1865–1933), married Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer and had issue. Lady Beatrice Thynne (1867–1941), died unmarried.
Lord Bath died in 1896, aged 65, in Italy and was buried at Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire.
Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Alexander George Thynne (1873-1814 September 1918), who was a member of parliament for Bath, commanded the 6th Battalion