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| − | ===[[personal title::Sir]] [[ | + | ===[[personal title::Sir]] [[name::Thomas]] [[name::LITTLETON]], 3rd [[personal title::bart]] [[date of birth::1647]]-[[date of death::1709]]=== |
| − | + | [[file:P1120417(4).JPG|thumb|Sir Thomas Littleton's bookplate (British Museum Franks Collection *147)]] | |
====Biographical Note==== | ====Biographical Note==== | ||
| − | Of [[ | + | Of [[location::North Ockenden, Essex]]. Son of [[family::Sir Thomas Littleton]], 2nd bart, from whom he inherited the title and family estates in 1681. [[occupation::Apprentice|Apprenticed]] to a City [[occupation::merchant]] before matriculating at [[education::St Edmund Hall, Oxford]] in 1665. Entered[[organisations::Inner Temple]] 1666; called to the [[occupation::Lawyer|bar]] 1671. [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::Woodstock]] 1689, 1690, 1695, 1698, 1701, for [[location::Castle Rising]] 1702-5, [[location::Chichester]] 1705-8 and for [[location::Portsmouth]] in 1708. He served as [[occupation::Speaker]] of the [[organisations::House of Commons]] in 1698 and as [[occupation::Treasurer of the Navy]] from 1699 until his death. |
====Characteristic Markings==== | ====Characteristic Markings==== | ||
| − | + | Littleton used an engraved armorial bookplate dated 1702 (Franks 18416/*147); the extent and disposition of his library is not known. | |
====Sources==== | ====Sources==== | ||
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| − | *Gambier Howe, E. R. J. ''Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum''. London, 1903 | + | *Gambier Howe, E. R. J. ''Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum''. London, 1903. |
*Hanham, A. A. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/16788 "Littleton, Sir Thomas, third baronet (1647–1709), speaker of the House of Commons."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. | *Hanham, A. A. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/16788 "Littleton, Sir Thomas, third baronet (1647–1709), speaker of the House of Commons."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:16, 23 February 2022
Sir Thomas LITTLETON, 3rd bart 1647-1709
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Biographical Note
Of North Ockenden, Essex. Son of Sir Thomas Littleton, 2nd bart, from whom he inherited the title and family estates in 1681. Apprenticed to a City merchant before matriculating at St Edmund Hall, Oxford in 1665. EnteredInner Temple 1666; called to the bar 1671. MP for Woodstock 1689, 1690, 1695, 1698, 1701, for Castle Rising 1702-5, Chichester 1705-8 and for Portsmouth in 1708. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons in 1698 and as Treasurer of the Navy from 1699 until his death.
Characteristic Markings
Littleton used an engraved armorial bookplate dated 1702 (Franks 18416/*147); the extent and disposition of his library is not known.
Sources
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.
- Hanham, A. A. "Littleton, Sir Thomas, third baronet (1647–1709), speaker of the House of Commons." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.