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PITT, Ridgeway, 3rd Earl Londonerry [I] (?1722-65), of Soldon, Devon.
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b. ?1722, 2nd s. of Thomas Pitt (d.1729), 1st Earl of Londonderry [I] , and 1st cos. of Thomas Pitt of Boconnoc. educ. Westminster, Apr. 1730, aged 8; Bury St. Edmunds 1734; St. John’s, Camb. 25 Sept. 1740, aged 18. unm. suc. bro. as 3rd Earl 24 Aug. 1734.
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Main residence: Soldon, Devon.
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PITT, Ridgeway (?1722-65)
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PITT, John (?1706-87), of Encombe, Dorset.
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b. ?1706, 5th but 3rd surv. s. of George Pitt of Strathfieldsaye, being 3rd s. by his 2nd w. educ. Queen’s, Oxf. 6 July 1722, aged 16. m. 26 Jan. 1753, Marcia, da. of Mark Anthony Morgan of Cottelstown, co. Sligo,Harley Diary; Add. 29597, f. 29; Yorke’s parl. jnl. Parl. Hist. xiii. 463. 4s. 1da.
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Ld. of Trade Dec. 1744–55, of Admiralty Nov. – Dec. 1756; surveyor gen. of woods and forests north and south of the Trent 1756 – 63, 1768–86.
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Main residence: Encombe, Dorset.
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Commons 1715-1754
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PITT, John (?1706-87)
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PITT, Robert (?1680-1727), of Stratford, Wilts.
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b. ?1680, 1st s. of Thomas Pitt of Boconnoc and e. bro. of Thomas (d.1729), 1st Earl of Londonderry, and John Pitt. m. 1704, Harriet, da. of Gen. the Hon. Edward Villiers of Dromana, sis. of John Villiers, 5th Visct. Grandison [I], 2s. 5da. suc. fa. 26 Apr. 1726.
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Clerk of the household to the Prince of Wales 1716 – d.
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Main residence: Stratford, Wilts.
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Commons 1715-1754
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PITT, Robert (?1680-1727)
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PITT, Thomas (1653-1726), of Stratford, Wilts. and Boconnoc, Cornw.
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bap. 5 July 1653, 2nd s. of Rev. John Pitt, rector of Blandford St. Mary, Dorset by Sarah, da. of John Jay of Hemswood. m. c.1678/9, Jane, da. of James Innes of Reid Hall, Moray, 3 surv. s. 2. surv. da., one of whom; James Stanhope and the other Charles Cholmondeley.
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Gov. Fort St. George, Madras 1697 – 1709; commr. for building 50 new churches in and around London 1715; gov. Jamaica 1716–17.
Main residences: Stratford, Wilts.; Boconnoc, Cornw.
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Commons 1715-1754
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PITT, Thomas (1653-1726)
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PITT, Thomas (c.1688-1729), of Pall Mall, London.
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b. c. 1688, 2nd s. of Thomas Pitt of Boconnoc (d.1726 ) and bro. of Robert and John Pitt. educ. Mr. Meure’s acad. 1704. m. 10 Mar. 1717, Lady Frances Ridgeway, da. and coh. of Robert, 4th Earl of Londonderry [I], 2s. 1da. cr. Baron of Londonderry [I] 3 Jan. 1719; Earl of Londonderry [I] 8 Oct. 1726.
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Capt. Killigrew’s regt. of Drags. 1709; col. regt. of Horse 1715 – 26, 3 Ft. 1726 – d.; gov. Leeward Is. 1728 – d.
Mayor, Wilton 1716–17.
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Main residence: Pall Mall, London.
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PITT, Thomas (c.1688-1729)
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