Thomas Knox, 3rd Earl of Ranfurly (13 November 1816 – 20 May 1858),[1] styled Viscount Northland between 1840 and 1858, was an Irish peer and member of parliament.
[7] He succeeded his father to represent Dungannon as a Member of Parliament between 9 June 1838 and 3 February 1851, when he resigned through the position of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds due to ill health.
Together, they were the parents of:[4] Lord Ranfurly died on 20 May 1858 and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Thomas.
After his death on a shooting expedition at Abyssinia at age 25, the titles passed to the 3rd Earl's younger son, Uchter.
[4] The 5th Earl sold Northland House in Dungannon and the family's other possessions in County Tyrone in 1927 due to "heavy post-war taxation".