LITTLETON, alias POYNTZ, Sir Thomas, 3rd Bt. (1647-1710), of North Ockendon, Essex Stoke St. Milborough, Salop.

Family and Education

b. 3 Apr. 1647, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of alias Poyntz, 2nd Bt." class="involume">Sir Thomas Littleton alias Poyntz, 2nd Bt. educ. St. Edmund Hall, Oxf. 1665; I. Temple 1666, called 1671. m. 6 Sept. 1682, Anne (d. 21 July 1714), da. of Benjamin Baun alias Baron of Westcote, Glos., s.p. suc. fa. 12 Apr. 1681.Glos. Par. Regs. xiv. 144.

Offices Held

Freeman, Woodstock 1686, Oxford 1691; j.p. Mdx. 1689 – d., Essex, Oxon., Oxford and Salop by 1701 – d.; commr. for assessment, Essex, London, Westminster, Oxon. and Salop 1689 – 90, Mdx. 1690; common councilman and recorder, Woodstock 1695 – d.; dep. lt. Oxon. by 1701–2.Woodstock council acts; Oxford Council Acts (Oxf. Hist. Soc. n.s. ii), 219.

Commr. of prizes 1689 – 90; clerk of the Ordnance 1689 – 96; chairman of supply committee and ways and means 16 Nov. 1693 – 7 July 1698; ld. of Treasury 1696 – 99; treas. of navy 1699–d.Sp44/165/212; CSP Dom. 1689–90, p. 516; 1696, p. 154; Cal. Treas. Bks. xx. 248.

Speaker of House of Commons 6 Dec. 1698 – 19 Dec. 1700.

Parlimentarian

LITTLETON, alias POYNTZ, Sir Thomas, 3rd Bt. (1647-1710), of North Ockendon, Essex Stoke St. Milborough, Salop.

Main residences: North Ockendon, Essex; Stoke St. Milborough, Salop.

POYNTZ

Author

L.N.

G.J.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

LITTLETON, (1647-1710)