Thomas Pitt, 1st Baron Camelford
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Thomas Pitt, 1st Baron Camelford (March 3, 1737 – January 19, 1793) was a British politician. He was the son of Thomas Pitt of Boconnoc (d. 1761), a brother of William Pitt the Elder. He was a Member of Parliament of the House of Commons for Old Sarum from December 1761 until 1768, for Okehampton from 1768 until 1774, and again for Old Sarum from 1774 until he was raised to the peerage in 1784. Pitt was a well known patron of the arts in his time.
In 1771 Pitt married Anne Wilkinson with whom he had two children, Thomas and Anne.
Pitt died from gout in or near Florence, Italy in 1793.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: Thomas Pitt Howell Gwynne |
Member for Old Sarum with Howell Gwynne 1761–1768 |
Succeeded by: William Gerard Hamilton John Crauford |
| Preceded by: Alexander Forrester Wenman Coke |
Member for Okehampton with Thomas Brand 1768–1770 Richard Fitzpatrick 1770–1774 1768–1774 |
Succeeded by: Richard Vernon Alexander Wedderburn |
| Preceded by: William Gerard Hamilton John Crauford |
Member for Old Sarum with Pinckney Wilkinson 1774–1784 |
Succeeded by: Pinckney Wilkinson John Villiers |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by: New Creation |
Baron Camelford 1797–1804 |
Succeeded by: Thomas Pitt |
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