▁died ▁the ▁previous ▁year . ▁Thomas ▁and ▁his ▁sister ▁Mary ▁were ▁▁ ▁raised ▁by ▁relatives , ▁most ▁ ▁likely ▁ ▁by ▁their ▁uncle ▁Richard ▁T enn ison ▁junior , ▁MP ▁for ▁Dun le er , ▁who ▁founded ▁the ▁County ▁Mon ag han ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁family . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁the ▁he ir ess ▁Dor othy ▁U pton , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Thomas ▁U pton , ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁An trim , ▁and ▁cousin ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Baron ▁Temple town , ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁Sarah ▁Row ley ▁of ▁Der ry . ▁They ▁had ▁one ▁son , ▁Richard , ▁who ▁prede ce ased ▁his ▁father ▁by ▁ 2 0 ▁years , ▁leaving ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁daughter ▁but ▁no ▁son , ▁so ▁ ▁that ▁Thomas ' s ▁ ▁estate ▁passed ▁at ▁his ▁death ▁ ▁to ▁his ▁nep hew ▁D ix ie ▁C odd ington , ▁ ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁his ▁sister ▁Mary , ▁who ▁married ▁Nicholas ▁C odd ington . ▁ ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁school ▁in ▁Dublin ▁and ▁mat ric ulated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Dublin ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 5 . ▁He ▁entered ▁Middle ▁Temple ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 6 ▁and ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁Irish ▁Bar ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 8 . ▁He ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁Commission er ▁for ▁Re venue ▁appe als ▁and ▁became ▁Prime ▁Ser je ant ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 9 . ▁Two ▁years ▁later ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁ ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Court ▁of ▁Common ▁Ple as . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁D und alk ▁