Thomas Pitt, 1st Earl of Londonderry

Thomas Innes Pitt, 1st Earl of Londonderry
Arms of Pitt: Sable, a fesse chequy argent and azure between three bezants
Bornc. 1688
DiedSeptember 12, 1729(1729-09-12) (aged 40–41)
St. Kitts, Leeward Islands
NationalityBritish
Alma materMr Meure's academy at Soho Square
Occupation(s)British Army officer, speculator, Whig politician
Title
  • Earl of Londonderry
  • Baron Londonderry
  • Viscount Gallen-Ridgeway
Term1728–1729
PredecessorJohn Hart
SuccessorWilliam Cosby (acting)
SpouseLady Frances Ridgeway
Children
  • Thomas Pitt, 2nd Earl of Londonderry (1717-1734)
  • Ridgeway Pitt, 3rd Earl of Londonderry (1722-1765)
  • Lucy Pitt (married Pierce Meyrick)
Parent(s)Thomas Pitt and Jane Innes
Relatives
  • Nephew: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham ("Pitt the Elder")
  • Great-nephew: William Pitt the Younger

Thomas Innes Pitt, 1st Earl of Londonderry (c. 1688 – 12 September 1729) was a British Army officer, speculator[1] and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1713 to 1728. He served as Governor of the Leeward Islands from 1728 to his death in 1729.

  1. ^ Larry Neal (2012). "I Am Not Master of Events": The Speculations of John Law and Lord Londonderry in the Mississippi and South Sea Bubbles. Yale University Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-300-15316-3.