Sir Edward Littleton, 1st Baronet

Sir Edward Littleton Bt
Restored remains of Pillaton Hall today, incorporated into a more recent building.
Member of the English Parliament for Staffordshire
In office 1640–1644 Serving with Sir William Bowyer, died March 1641 Sir Hervey Bagot, disabled 24 November 1642
Preceded by	Sir Hervey Bagot Thomas Crompton
Succeeded by	Sir John Bowyer Sir Richard Skeffington
Personal details
Born	c. 1599
Died	c. August 1657 Probably Romford
Nationality	English
Political party	Country party or Parliamentarian until late 1643. Defected to Royalists.
Spouse(s)	Hester, daughter of Sir William Courten
Relations	Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex Richard Knightley
Children	Sir Edward Littleton, 2nd Baronet, two other sons and two daughters.
Residence	Pillaton Hall
Alma mater	Brasenose College, Oxford
Occupation	Landowner

Sir Edward Littleton, 1st Baronet (c. 1599 – c. 1657) was a 17th-century English Baronet and politician from the extended Littleton/Lyttelton family, the first of a line of four Littleton baronets with Pillaton Hall as their seat.^[1] He initially joined the Parliamentarians during the English Civil War. Having tried unsuccessfully to find a third way, he switched his support to the Royalist cause – a decision that led to his financial ruin, as large debts made it impossible to redeem his estates from sequestration after the victory of Parliament.