Thomas Knox, 2nd Earl of Ranfurly (19 April 1786 – 21 March 1858), styled Viscount Northland between 1831 and 1840, was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician.
[2] Ranfurly was returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for County Tyrone in 1812 (succeeding his father), a seat he held until 1818.
[4] He gained the courtesy title Viscount Northland when his father was elevated to the earldom of Ranfurly in 1831.
In 1840 he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords as Baron Ranfurly.
[1] Through his daughter, Lady Mary, he was a grandfather of Major General Raymond Reade, Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada.