At the 1695 general election, Newport was returned as Member of Parliament for Ludlow and also became a freeman of Ludlow. At the 1698 general election, he was initially defeated at Ludlow, but petitioned and was seated on 1 March 1699. In 1699 he was appointed to the post of Commissioner of Customs which he held until 1712.[4] At the general election of January 1701, Newport was elected as MP for Winchelsea but irregularities in the poll resulted in the Mayor being imprisoned and the election declared void on 27 February 1701. There was no re-election before the November 1701 election at which Newport did not stand.[3]
Newport returned to parliament at the 1715 general election, when he was returned unopposed as MP for (Much) Wenlock on the interest of his brother, Lord Bradford.[5] Also in 1715, he was appointed a Lord of the Treasury and held this office until 1718.[4] He vacated his seat at Wenlock in 1716, when he was raised to the Peerage of Great Britain as Baron Torrington, of Torrington, in the County of Devon on 20 June.[6] Newport was sworn of the Privy Council of Great Britain on 30 March 1717.[7] From March 1718, he served as one of the four Teller of the Exchequer until his death in 1719.[4]
Death and legacy
Torrington died on 27 May 1719 and was buried in Wroxeter. He married three times. His first wife was Lucy Atkyns, daughter of Sir Edward Atkyns.[3] After her death in 1696, he married Penelope Mary Bridgeman, daughter of Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Baronet, in Chelsea, London, on 22 July 1700.[3] She died only five years later and he married thirdly Anne Pierrepont, daughter of Robert Pierrepont, on 8 July 1709.[3][8] There were no children by any wife and on his death, the barony became extinct.[1] He left his collection of paintings to his brother, Lord Bradford.[5]
References
^ abBurke, John (1831). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerages of England, Ireland, and Scotland. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. p. 396.
^Foster, Joseph. Eveline Cruickshanks, Stuart Handley and D. W. Hayton (ed.). "'Nabbes-Nykke', in Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714, (Oxford, 1891), pp. 1050–1083". British History Online. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
^ abcde"NEWPORT, Hon. Thomas (c.1655–1719), of Brigstock, Northants". History of Parliament Online (1690–1715). Retrieved 9 September 2018.
^ abcHaydn, Joseph (1851). The Book of Dignities: Containing Rolls of the Official Personages of the British Empire. London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longman's. pp. 111, 234, 498.
^ ab"NEWPORT, Hon. Thomas (?1655–1719), of Brigstock Park, Northants". History of Parliament Online (1715–1754). Retrieved 9 September 2018.
thomas, newport, baron, torrington, 1655, 1719, english, barrister, whig, politician, peer, english, british, house, commons, from, 1695, until, 1716, when, raised, peerage, great, britain, baron, torrington, 1730, mezzotint, torrington, john, faber, younger, . Thomas Newport 1st Baron Torrington PC c 1655 27 May 1719 was an English barrister Whig politician and peer who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1695 until 1716 when he was raised to the peerage of Great Britain as Baron Torrington A c 1730 mezzotint of Torrington by John Faber the Younger Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 Death and legacy 4 ReferencesEarly life EditBorn in High Ercall c 1655 Newport was the fifth and second surviving son of Francis Newport 1st Earl of Bradford and his wife Lady Diana Russell daughter of Francis Russell 4th Earl of Bedford 1 He matriculated at Christ Church Oxford on 21 May 1672 aged 17 and was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1678 2 He became a reader of Inner Temple in 1700 3 Political career EditAt the 1695 general election Newport was returned as Member of Parliament for Ludlow and also became a freeman of Ludlow At the 1698 general election he was initially defeated at Ludlow but petitioned and was seated on 1 March 1699 In 1699 he was appointed to the post of Commissioner of Customs which he held until 1712 4 At the general election of January 1701 Newport was elected as MP for Winchelsea but irregularities in the poll resulted in the Mayor being imprisoned and the election declared void on 27 February 1701 There was no re election before the November 1701 election at which Newport did not stand 3 Newport returned to parliament at the 1715 general election when he was returned unopposed as MP for Much Wenlock on the interest of his brother Lord Bradford 5 Also in 1715 he was appointed a Lord of the Treasury and held this office until 1718 4 He vacated his seat at Wenlock in 1716 when he was raised to the Peerage of Great Britain as Baron Torrington of Torrington in the County of Devon on 20 June 6 Newport was sworn of the Privy Council of Great Britain on 30 March 1717 7 From March 1718 he served as one of the four Teller of the Exchequer until his death in 1719 4 Death and legacy EditTorrington died on 27 May 1719 and was buried in Wroxeter He married three times His first wife was Lucy Atkyns daughter of Sir Edward Atkyns 3 After her death in 1696 he married Penelope Mary Bridgeman daughter of Sir Orlando Bridgeman 1st Baronet in Chelsea London on 22 July 1700 3 She died only five years later and he married thirdly Anne Pierrepont daughter of Robert Pierrepont on 8 July 1709 3 8 There were no children by any wife and on his death the barony became extinct 1 He left his collection of paintings to his brother Lord Bradford 5 References Edit a b Burke John 1831 A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerages of England Ireland and Scotland London Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley p 396 Foster Joseph Eveline Cruickshanks Stuart Handley and D W Hayton ed Nabbes Nykke in Alumni Oxonienses 1500 1714 Oxford 1891 pp 1050 1083 British History Online Retrieved 9 September 2018 a b c d e NEWPORT Hon Thomas c 1655 1719 of Brigstock Northants History of Parliament Online 1690 1715 Retrieved 9 September 2018 a b c Haydn Joseph 1851 The Book of Dignities Containing Rolls of the Official Personages of the British Empire London Longman Brown Green and Longman s pp 111 234 498 a b NEWPORT Hon Thomas 1655 1719 of Brigstock Park Northants History of Parliament Online 1715 1754 Retrieved 9 September 2018 No 5445 The London Gazette 23 June 1716 p 2 Leigh Rayment Privy Council of Great Britain Archived from the original on 7 June 2008 Retrieved 1 July 2009 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link ThePeerage Thomas Newport 1st and last Baron Torrington Retrieved 20 November 2006 Parliament of EnglandPreceded bySilius Titus Francis Lloyd Member of Parliament for Ludlow1695 1698 With Charles Baldwyn Succeeded byFrancis Herbert William GowerPreceded byFrancis Herbert William Gower Member of Parliament for Ludlow1699 1700 With Francis Herbert Succeeded bySir Thomas Powys William GowerPreceded byJohn Hayes Robert Bristow Member of Parliament for WinchelseaJanuary November 1701 With Robert Bristow Succeeded byJohn Hayes Robert AustenParliament of Great BritainPreceded bySir William ForesterRichard Newport Member of Parliament for Much Wenlock1715 1716 With William Forester Succeeded byWilliam Forester Sir Humphrey BriggsPolitical officesPreceded byThe Lord Onslow Teller of the Exchequer1718 1719 Succeeded byViscount ParkerPeerage of Great BritainNew creation Baron Torrington1716 1719 Extinct Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Newport 1st Baron Torrington amp oldid 1162590168, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
