Freeman
"1st Marquess of Willingdon"
Freeman-Thomas
formerly Thomas
Born in Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Ancestors 
Son of Freeman Frederick Thomas
and Mabel (Brand) Thomas
Brother of
Margaret Georgiana (Thomas) Ellice and Helen (Thomas) Nesbitt
Husband of
Marie Adelaide (Brassey) Freeman-Thomas
— married
1892 in London, England
Father of
Inigo Brassey Freeman-Thomas and Gerard Freeman-Thomas
Died
at age 74
in Ebury Street, London, England
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Nov 2015
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Dates of Service
Governor General of Canada
5 August 1926 - 4 April 1931
Biography
Freeman (Thomas) Freeman-Thomas is Notable.
Served for 15 years in the Sussex Artillery. Then entered diplomatic and political fields, becoming an MP in 1900. In 1926 he was appointed Governor-General of Canada and in 1931 became Viceroy and Governor-General of India.[1]
Sources
- England & Wales Birth Registrations: Dec 1866, Thomas, Freeman District: Eastbourne Vol 2b Page 55. Accessed at FreeBMD (http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl)
- England & Wales Marriage Registrations: Sep 1892, Thomas, Freeman District: St. Geo. H. Sq. Vol 1a Page 843. Accessed at FreeBMD (http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl)
- "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DN8-WHJ : accessed 9 November 2015), Freeman Thomas, 1892; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Marriage, St. George Hanover Square, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
- England & Wales Death Registrations: Sep 1941, Freeman-Thomas, Freeman (Willingdon) Age: 74 District: Westminster Vol 1a Page 419. Accessed at FreeBMD (http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl)
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