Background
Thomas Francis Fremantle was born on 5 February 1862. He was the son of Thomas Francis Fremantle, 2nd Baron Cottesloe and a direct descendant of Admiral Thomas Fremantle.
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He had a lifelong devotion to the armed forces and as well as commanding the Territorial Army he was also an Honorary Colonel of the Buckinghamshire battalion of the Oxfordshire Light Infantry. He was an expert shot using the rifle and published three books on the subject. He was also on the War Office Small Arms Committee.
He shot in the English Eight for twenty seven years and was its Captain from 1920 until his death.
He competed in the 1000 yard free rifle event at the 1908 Summer Olympics. In 1911, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Buckinghamshire.
His descendants still occupy the Hall. Personal life
He resided in Swanbourne in Buckinghamshire.
The house in which he lived is still the home of his descendants today.
He died on 9 July 1956.
