Thomas G. Greene

Thomas G. Greene, Esq.

Boston City Hall, Room 624

Boston, MA 02201

Whittington Hall, 2 miles SSW of Kirkby Lonsdale is the seat of Thomas Greene, Esq, Magistrate 1819 and M.P
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Thomas Greene Esq, of Whittington Hall and Slyne (the seat of Robert Greene Bradley, Esq), was Member of Parliament for the Borough of Lancaster in 1825 together with John Fenton Cawthorne, Esq of Wyreside, Nether Wyresdale.

And in 1821 it was sold to Thomas Greene of Slyne, between these dates the ownership is unclear although Edward Thornton had occupation up to his death in June 1821 less than two months before the sale to Greene.
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And in 1821 it was sold to Thomas Greene of Slyne, between these dates the ownership is unclear although Edward Thornton had occupation up to his death in June 1821 less than two months before the sale to Greene.
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It is not known whether this idea was Webster's or Greene's.
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So who was Thomas Greene, the influence behind the present Whittington Hall?

Thomas Greene of Slyne
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Thomas Greene 1794-1872

Thomas Greene was born in 1794.At the age of eight he was sent to Eton and later he must have had legal training because he was called to the bar in 1819, although he never practiced.He was elected Member of Parliament for Lancaster in 1824 and, with only one break of four years, continued to represent the constituency until 1856.He was regarded as a bulwark of the establishment at a time when the Napoleonic War depression, and consequent unrest, were common throughout the country.His portrait still hangs in Lancaster Castle.He was made Sheriff of Lancaster in 1823 and was buried in the yard of Bolton-le-Sands church on his death in 1872.

In 1820 when he married Henrietta, the fourth daughter of the Right Honourable Sir Henry Russell, Thomas Greene lived in the Manor House at Slyne.This was on the highway which had become the main route north from Lancaster, and consequently made the manor house noisy, and unsuitable for his bride.As Whittington Estate came on the market the year after his marriage this seemed the solution to his problem.

Drawing Room from a painting by Lonsdale c. 1840Drawing room photographed in 1979The painting on the left, by Lonsdale c. 1840 depicts the Drawing Room showing Thomas Greene's wife Henrietta, daughter Henrietta, aunt Miss Russell and daughter Rose Alice Clothilde.