Thomas Charles Bigge
Thomas Charles Bigge | |
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| Born | 1739 Little Benton, Northumberland, England |
| Died | 1794 |
| Occupation(s) | Landowner, banker |
| Known for | High Sheriff of Northumberland (1771) |
Thomas Charles Bigge (1739–1794) was an English landowner and banker who held the position of High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1771.
Life
Born to William Bigge (1707–1758) of Benton House, located in Little Benton, Northumberland, Thomas Charles Bigge enrolled at Christ Church, Oxford in 1757. He joined the Roman Club, established by Edward Gibbon in 1765. In 1774, he made an unsuccessful attempt to secure a seat in Parliament representing Morpeth. Upon his death, he was laid to rest at the church in Weston, Bath, where memorials honor two of his daughters.
Family
In 1747, Bigge wed Jemima Ord, daughter of William Ord of Fenham, who also served as High Sheriff of Northumberland. Together, they had ten children: four sons and six daughters.
- The eldest son, Charles (1773–1849), served as High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1802
- William Edward, who passed away during childhood
- Banker Thomas Hanway, deceased in 1824
- John (1780–1843), called to the Bar in 1806 and appointed Chief Justice of Trinidad in 1813
- Daughter Grace Julia (died 1872), who married barrister Thomas Christopher Glyn, son of Sir Richard Carr Glyn, 1st Baronet