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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.
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