Sir Thomas Littleton, 3rd Baronet
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Sir Thomas Littleton, 3rd Baronet (3 April 1647 – 31 December 1709), often Thomas de Littleton, was a British statesman. He was the son of Sir Thomas Littleton, 2nd Baronet (d. 1681) and his wife and cousin Anne Littleton.
He served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1698 to 1700, then as Treasurer of the Navy until his death. He was related to Thomas de Littleton, a 15th century jurist and legal theorist.
Macaulay thus sums up the character of Speaker Littleton and his relations to the Whigs: "He was one of their ablest, most zealous and most steadfast friends; and had been, both in the House of Commons and at the board of treasury, an invaluable second to Montague" (the Earl of Halifax).
Upon his death, without issue in 1709, the baronetcy expired, but his estate passed to his first cousin Elizabeth (Littleton) Meynell, daughter of his uncle Edward.
[edit] References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs.
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Baronetage page.
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