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Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet, by Peter Lely (1678)

Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet (1655–1700) was the MP for Chester and served as the city's mayor in 1685. He was the first member of the Grosvenor family to have a substantial house built on the site of the present Eaton Hall; building started in 1675 with William Samwell as the architect. This portrait by Peter Lely dates from 1678.