| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Ludlow | 1695 – 1698 |
| Winchelsea | 1701 (Feb.) – 27 Feb. 1701 |
| Wenlock | 1715 – 20 June 1716 |
Family and Education
b. ?1655, 5th s. of Francis Newport, M.P., 1st Earl of Bradford, by Diana, da. of Francis Russell, M.P., 4th Earl of Bedford; uncle of Henry, Lord Newport. educ. Ch. Ch. Oxf. 21 May 1672, aged 17; I. Temple, called 1678. m. (1) Lucy (d.1696), da. of Sir Edward Atkyns, ld. chief baron of the Exchequer, s.p.; (2) 22 July 1700, Penelope (d.1705), da. of Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Bt., of Ridley, Cheshire, s.p.; (3) Anne, da. of Sir Robert Pierrepont of Nottingham, s.p. suc. uncle Andrew Newport, M.P., of Shrewsbury 1699, cr. Baron Torrington 20 June 1716.
Offices Held
Commr. of customs Nov. 1699 – Jan. 1712; ld. of Treasury 1715 – 18; P.C. 30 Mar. 1717; teller of the Exchequer Mar. 1718 – d.
Address
Main residence: Brigstock Park, Northants.
biography text
Thomas Newport was brought in for Much Wenlock in 1715 on the interest of his brother, Lord Bradford, in succession to another brother. Appointed a lord of the Treasury, he spoke and voted for the septennial bill.1Ant. Corbi‘re to Horace Walpole, 27 Apr. 1716, Cholmondeley (Houghton) mss. Raised to the peerage in 1716, he was mentioned as a possible successor to James Stanhope as first lord of the Treasury,2HMC Stuart, iv. 472. but in the end he was appointed a teller of the Exchequer. He died 27 May 1719, leaving a fine collection of paintings to his brother, Lord Bradford.
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