Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath

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Secretary of State for the Northern Department
	In office; 7 March 1779 – 27 October 1779
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	Lord North
Preceded by	The Earl of Suffolk
Succeeded by	The Viscount Stormont
	In office; 20 January 1768 – 21 October 1768
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	William Pitt the Elder; The Duke of Grafton;
Preceded by	Henry Seymour Conway
Succeeded by	The Earl of Rochford
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
	In office; 9 November 1775 – 24 November 1779
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	Lord North
Preceded by	The Earl of Rochford
Succeeded by	The Earl of Hillsborough
	In office; 21 October 1768 – 12 December 1770
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	The Duke of Grafton; Lord North
Preceded by	The Earl of Shelburne
Succeeded by	The Earl of Rochford
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
	In office; 5 June 1765 – 7 August 1765
Monarch	George III
Preceded by	The Earl of Northumberland
Succeeded by	The Earl of Hertford
Personal details
Born	The Hon. Thomas Thynne; 13 September 1734
Died	19 November 1796 (aged 62); St George Hanover Square, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Party	Tory
Spouse	Lady Elizabeth Bentinck (m. 1759)
Children	6, including:; Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath; George Thynne, 2nd Baron Carteret;
Parents	Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth; Louisa Carteret;
Alma mater	St John's College, Cambridge
Occupation	Politician

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Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath (13 September 1734 – 19 November 1796), styled Viscount Weymouth between 1751 and 1789, was a British politician who held several offices during the reign of King George III. He served as Southern Secretary, Northern Secretary and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Bath is possibly best known for his role in the Falklands Crisis of 1770.