Thomas Innes Pitt, 1st Earl of Londonderry |
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Pitt_arms.svg/220px-Pitt_arms.svg.png) Arms of Pitt: Sable, a fesse chequy argent and azure between three bezants |
Born | c. 1688 |
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Died | September 12, 1729(1729-09-12) (aged 40–41)
St. Kitts, Leeward Islands |
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Nationality | British |
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Alma mater | Mr Meure's academy at Soho Square |
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Occupation(s) | British Army officer, speculator, Whig politician |
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Title |
- Earl of Londonderry
- Baron Londonderry
- Viscount Gallen-Ridgeway
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Term | 1728–1729 |
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Predecessor | John Hart |
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Successor | William Cosby (acting) |
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Spouse | Lady Frances Ridgeway |
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Children |
- Thomas Pitt, 2nd Earl of Londonderry (1717-1734)
- Ridgeway Pitt, 3rd Earl of Londonderry (1722-1765)
- Lucy Pitt (married Pierce Meyrick)
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Parent(s) | Thomas Pitt and Jane Innes |
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Relatives |
- Nephew: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham ("Pitt the Elder")
- Great-nephew: William Pitt the Younger
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British politician and soldier, Irish peer
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.