. Surrey archaeological collections. e. Tom, from generous motives, acted veryinconsiderately to the Prince, who naturally resented it;more need not be said, but the breach was never healed. Toms first wife died in 1782, and in 1783 he marriedCharlotte, daughter of William Hale of Kings Walden,Herts, and widow of Thomas Duncombe of DuncombePark. Mrs. Onslow was in waiting on Queen Charlotte, andwas a great favourite with the Queen, who presented herwith two beautiful Dresden china tea services, both of whichare still at Clandon. According to the Jockey Club, a scurrilous publicationof the earl
. Surrey archaeological collections. e. Tom, from generous motives, acted veryinconsiderately to the Prince, who naturally resented it;more need not be said, but the breach was never healed. Toms first wife died in 1782, and in 1783 he marriedCharlotte, daughter of William Hale of Kings Walden,Herts, and widow of Thomas Duncombe of DuncombePark. Mrs. Onslow was in waiting on Queen Charlotte, andwas a great favourite with the Queen, who presented herwith two beautiful Dresden china tea services, both of whichare still at Clandon. According to the Jockey Club, a scurrilous publicationof the early days of the nineteenth century, Toms quarrelwith the Prince had no effect on his equanimity. Hecontinued to drive his horses and amuse himself as ofold, although towards the end of his life he lived less inLondon and more at Clandon. Until his death, however,he continued to sit on the bench, and to be a member ofthe Surrey Magistrates Club, of which in 1812 no less thaneight Onslows were members—Tom, his father and his PLATE III. CHARLOTTE, 2ND WIFE OF THOMAS, 2ND EARL OF ONSLOW. from the fainting at Clandon Park. face p. 44 THOMAS, 2ND EARL OF ONSLOW. 45 three sons, Sergeant Arthur Onslow, , the Rev. GeorgeWalton and the Rev. A. Onslow. His father was very infirm during the last two years ofhis life, and Tom acted as Vice-Lieutenant of the Countyfor him, but on his death the reversion of the Lord Lieu-tenancy which had been in the family for just ioo years didnot fall to Tom, probably on account of the quarrel withthe Regent; he, however, succeeded his father as HighSteward of Guildford and Kingston-on-Thames. After succeeding to the Earldom he lived almost entirelyat Clandon. He was very popular in the neighbourhood,for he was a good landlord and a generous neighbour. In 1819 Lady Onslow died, and after her death Tombecame very infirm, and no longer drove his coach, but hestill liked society. He opened the drive through Clandonto the public, and he used to sit at the
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