Sir Thomas Liddell, 1st Baronet

Sir Thomas Liddell, 1st Baronet (died 1650) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1628 to 1629 and in 1640.

Liddell was the son of Thomas Liddell of Ravensworth Castle.[1] He was Sheriff of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1609 and mayor of Newcastle in 1625.[2] In 1628 Liddell was elected Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.[3]

Liddell was mayor of Newcastle again in 1636.[2] In April 1640, he was re-elected MP for Newcastle in the Short Parliament.[3] He was created a baronet on 2 November 1642 for his defence of Newcastle against the Scottish army.[1]

Liddell married Isabel Anderson, daughter of Henry Anderson and had six sons and two daughters. His son Thomas predeceased him and he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his grandson Thomas.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c John Burke A General and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage Volume 2
  2. ^ a b Newcastle City Council Mayors and Sheriffs 1600-1699
  3. ^ a b Browne Willis Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750 pp229-239
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Sir Peter Riddel
Sir Henry Anderson		 Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1628–1629
With: Sir Peter Riddel		 Succeeded by
Parliament suspended until 1640
Preceded by
Parliament suspended since 1629		 Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1640
With: Sir Peter Riddel		 Succeeded by
Sir Henry Anderson
John Blackston