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Did Thomas Babington Macaulay ever marry?
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Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
Thomas Babington Macaulay, detail of an oil painting by J. Partridge, 1840; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Thomas Babington Macaulay never married.1
Instead, he found deep personal fulfillment through his close relationships with his sisters, particularly Hannah, who later became Lady Trevelyan. He remained in nearly daily contact with her throughout his life, and he treated her children as if they were his own.1