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characterised as "he bought the honours that were extinct in her father". Lady
Frances inherited the estate of Cudworth in Yorkshire, and in December 1732, having survived her first husband Thomas Pitt, remarried to Robert Graham, of South Warnborough, Hampshire. By his wife, Pitt had two sons and
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had become extinct on the latter's death in 1714. In 1719 the
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he was returned again for Wilton and voted regularly with the
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Lucy Pitt, who married Pierce
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of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.647, pedigree of
Ridgeway
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Sable, a fesse chequy argent and azure between three bezants
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in Dorset, the son of the Reverend John Pitt, rector of
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owned by his father. He voted against the expulsion of
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officer, speculator and Whig politician who sat in the
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The earldom of Londonderry held by his father-in-law
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Sable, a pair of wings conjoined and elevated argent
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491:"PITT, Thomas (c.1688-1729), of Pall Mall, London"
149:Ridgeway Pitt, 3rd Earl of Londonderry (1722-1765)
86:British Army officer, speculator, Whig politician
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538:PITT, Thomas (c.1688-1729), of Pall Mall, London
146:Thomas Pitt, 2nd Earl of Londonderry (1717-1734)
318:. He was said to have lost over £50,000 in the
346:and vacated his seat in the House of Commons.
708:The Princess of Wales's Own Regiment of Horse
253:until April 1709. He was then a captain in
852:2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) officers
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183:British politician and soldier, Irish peer
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312:Princess of Wales's Own Regiment of Horse
367:Robert Ridgeway, 4th Earl of Londonderry
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393:Ridgeway Pitt, 3rd Earl of Londonderry
175:Great-nephew: William Pitt the Younger
882:Peers of Ireland created by George I
410:Thomas Pitt, 2nd Earl of Londonderry
387:Thomas Pitt, 2nd Earl of Londonderry
217:in Cornwall, a wealthy merchant and
189:(c. 1688 – 12 September 1729) was a
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628:Robert Sawyer Herbert
619:Robert Sawyer Herbert
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336:1727 general election
324:1722 general election
308:1715 general election
262:1713 general election
257:until February 1715.
136:Lady Frances Ridgeway
907:Earls of Londonderry
653:Member of Parliament
595:Member of Parliament
516:Heralds' Visitations
512:Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L.
403:Death and succession
266:Member of Parliament
255:Killigrew's Dragoons
803:Earl of Londonderry
441:Larry Neal (2012).
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680:Succeeded by
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454:978-0-300-15316-3
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734:Colonel of
706:Colonel of
669:Thomas Pitt
646:George Pitt
614:John London
247:Soho Square
211:Thomas Pitt
117:Predecessor
67:Nationality
836:Categories
826:1719–1729
807:1726–1729
772:1728–1729
740:1726–1729
712:1715–1726
701:John Bland
621:1722–1727
428:References
761:John Hart
671:1727–1728
657:Old Sarum
642:John Pitt
616:1713–1722
371:Tor Mohun
340:Old Sarum
167:Relatives
159:Parent(s)
125:Successor
120:John Hart
112:1728–1729
782:(acting)
497:27 April
475:27 April
251:9th Foot
215:Boconnoc
141:Children
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328:Colonel
306:At the
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260:In the
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241:Career
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