Sir Thomas Blount, 1st Baronet
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Sir Thomas Pope Blount, 1st Baronet (12 September 1649 - 27 January 1697) was an English baronet
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Thomas Pope Blount was born on 12 September 1649 in Islington, London, son of Sir Henry Blount
and Hester Wane. He married on July 22, 1669 Jane Caesar, the daughter of Sir Henry Caesar.
He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn
on December 1, 1668. In December 1678 he succeeded to the estate of Tittenhanger in Hertfordshire from his mother. He was the Member of Parliament for St Albans
between 1679 and 1681 and for Hertfordshire
between 1689 and 1697. He was a Commissioner of Public Accounts between 1694 and 1697.
He was created a Baronet, of Tittenhanger on January 27, 1679. On his death in Tittenhanger the title passed to his son, Sir Thomas Pope Blount, 2nd Baronet.
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
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Thomas Pope Blount was born on 12 September 1649 in Islington, London, son of Sir Henry Blount
Henry Blount
Sir Henry Blount was a 17th century English landowner, traveller and author.-Life:He was the third son of Sir Thomas Pope Blount of Blount's Hall, Staffordshire and Tyttenhanger, Hertfordshire and was educated at St Albans Free School and Trinity College, Oxford...
and Hester Wane. He married on July 22, 1669 Jane Caesar, the daughter of Sir Henry Caesar.
He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
on December 1, 1668. In December 1678 he succeeded to the estate of Tittenhanger in Hertfordshire from his mother. He was the Member of Parliament for St Albans
St Albans (UK Parliament constituency)
St Albans is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Established in 1885, it is a county constituency in Hertfordshire, and elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.From 1554 to 1852 there was a...
between 1679 and 1681 and for Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Hertfordshire was a county constituency covering the county of Hertfordshire in England. It returned two Knights of the Shire to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
between 1689 and 1697. He was a Commissioner of Public Accounts between 1694 and 1697.
He was created a Baronet, of Tittenhanger on January 27, 1679. On his death in Tittenhanger the title passed to his son, Sir Thomas Pope Blount, 2nd Baronet.