Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton
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Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton PC (August 1648 – April 12, 1715) was an English nobleman and politician. He was the son of Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton.
In his long political career he was a Member of Parliament for seventeen years and spearheaded the Whig opposition to King James II's government, which later developed the two party political system under Queen Anne. In 1689 he was sworn of the Privy Council and made Comptroller of the Household by King William III, establishing the link between the royal position and government for the first time.
He went out of office in 1702, after the accession of Anne (who disliked him), but in 1706, he was created Earl of Wharton and Viscount Winchendon in the Peerage of England. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1708–1710.
Under George I of England, he returned to favor. In January 1715, he was created Marquess of Catherlough, Earl of Rathfarnham, and Baron Trim in the Peerage of Ireland, and in February 1715 Marquess of Wharton and Marquess of Malmesbury in the Peerage of Great Britain.
When he died in April 1715 he was buried in Upper Winchendon, Buckinghamshire.
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded by: Richard Hampden Edward Backwell |
Member for Wendover with Richard Hampden 1673–1679 |
Succeeded by: Richard Hampden Edward Backwell |
| Preceded by: Sir William Bowyer, 1st Bt. William Tyringham |
Member for Buckinghamshire with John Hampden 1679–1681, Richard Hampden 1681–1685, Viscount Brackley 1685–1686, Sir Thomas Lee, 1st Bt. 1689–1690, Richard Hampden 1690–1695, Sir Richard Atkins, 2nd Bt. 1695–1696 1679–1696 |
Succeeded by: Sir Richard Atkins, 2nd Bt. The Viscount Newhaven |
| Legal Offices | ||
| Preceded by: The Earl of Abingdon |
Justice in Eyre south of the Trent 1697–1702 |
Succeeded by: The Earl of Abingdon |
| Honorary Titles | ||
| Preceded by: The Earl of Abingdon |
Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire 1697–1702 |
Succeeded by: The Earl of Abingdon |
| Preceded by: The Lord Jeffreys |
Custos Rotulorum of Buckinghamshire 1689–1702 |
Succeeded by: Viscount Newhaven |
| Preceded by: The Earl of Bridgewater |
Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire 1702 |
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| Preceded by: The Viscount Lonsdale |
Custos Rotulorum of Westmorland 1700–1702 |
Succeeded by: The Earl of Thanet |
| Preceded by: The Earl of Thanet |
Custos Rotulorum of Westmorland 1706–1714 |
Succeeded by: The Earl of Thanet |
| Preceded by: The Earl of Thanet |
Custos Rotulorum of Westmorland 1714–1715 |
Succeeded by: The Viscount Lonsdale |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by: The Earl of Pembroke |
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1708–1710 |
Succeeded by: The Duke of Ormonde |
| Preceded by: The Earl of Dartmouth |
Lord Privy Seal 1714–1715 |
Succeeded by: The Earl of Sunderland |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by: New Creation |
Earl of Wharton 1706–1715 |
Succeeded by: Philip Wharton |
| Preceded by: Philip Wharton |
Baron Wharton 1696–1715 |
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| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by: New Creation |
Marquess of Wharton and Malmesbury 1715 |
Succeeded by: Philip Wharton |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by: New Creation |
Marquess of Catherlough 1715 |
Succeeded by: Philip Wharton |
