Thomas Duncombe (died 1779)

Thomas Duncombe (baptised 27 August 1724[1] – 23 November 1779) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1751 and 1779.

When the Militia was reformed in 1759 the Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding, the Earl of Holderness, felt obliged to give Duncombe a command, even though he was a political opponent.

Duncombe served as Colonel of the Cleveland and Bulmer Battalion, North York Militia, [4][5] On the death of his cousin Lord Feversham in 1763, Duncombe inherited an interest at Downton, and in 1768 was returned to Parliament unopposed.

He was returned unopposed for Downton in 1779, but died a few weeks later on 23 November 1779.

[6] Duncombe Bay on Norfolk Island an external territory of Australia located in the South Pacific is named after him.