Thomas Micklethwaite

Thomas Micklethwaite (1678 – March 28, 1718) was a British MP who served as the Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from 1717 to 1718.

The Right Honourable
Thomas Micklethwaite
Member of Parliament
for Arundel
In office
1715–1718
Treasurer to the Commissioners of Transport
In office
1708–1715
Lords Commissioner of the Treasury
In office
1717–1718
Personal details
Born1678
Swine, East Riding of Yorkshire
DiedMarch 28, 1718
Resting placeSt Andrew Holborn, London
Political partyWhigs (British political party)
Parents
  • Joseph Micklethwaite (father)
  • Constance Micklethwaite (nee Middleton) (mother)
RelativesJoseph Micklethwaite, 1st Viscount Micklethwaite (brother)
EducationJesus College, Cambridge

Biography

Micklethwaite was born in 1678 and was baptised on July 19 at Holy Trinity Church, Micklegate, he was the first son of Joseph Micklethwaite and Constance Middleton, and the brother of Joseph Micklethwaite, 1st Viscount Micklethwaite. He was matriculated at Jesus College, Cambridge in 1695, but did not graduate. In 1708, he was appointed Treasurer to the Commissioners of Transport supported by the patronage of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury. In 1717, when Stanhope succeeded Walpole as first lord and Chancellor of the Exchequer, he was made Lord Commissioner of the Treasury. In 1718, he was appointed Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance, but died a few days later.[1][2][3][4]

References
  1. A. N. Newman. "MICKLETHWAIT, Thomas (1678-1718), of Swine, nr. Hull, Yorks. | History of Parliament Online". Archived from the original on August 22, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
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