262:. The process was delivered to the churchwardens of St. Michael's, who immediately involved the Littletons, although it appears that the baronet's son Edward dealt with matters on the spot. Clearly forearmed after his previous experience, Edward Littleton wrote in reply to the bishop. William Walmesley, chancellor of the diocese, came to Penkridge to look at the relevant documents and convinced himself that the Archbishop of Dublin had no right of visitation and, consequently, no right to delegate it to anyone else. Bishop Lloyd then called on Littleton to confirm this and had dinner with him. No more was heard of the matter. The Littletons continued to appoint the vicar and to keep the bishop at bay until the peculiar jurisdiction was abolished in 1858.
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Littleton killed in a dual “with Captain Adderley as a direct result of the fiasco outside Axminster” (Captain Charles Adderley, a protestant officer of the Royal Horse Guards, cut down his catholic major, Walter Littleton, in a duel in the streets of London on 19 December 1688.) m. Lady
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Littleton seems to have been a lethargic MP. He served mainly on the committee of elections and privileges. In his first session, he helped with legislation to aid
Cavalier officers impoverished by their service. He was also involved in an investigation into loyal and indigent officers and conducted
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was unusual among 17th-century gentry. However, there seems to have been some whiff of scandal and it was rumoured that their first three children were illegitimate. This may be connected with their move to
Tamworth, leaving the heir, Edward, to occupy the family estates. In all, they had 13
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In inheriting his father's title and estates, Littleton took on the traditional role of his family as pillars of the county, serving in a range of administrative, judicial and military posts. From July 1660 until March 1688 he served as a
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but an unenthusiastic MP like his father, died in 1706, predeceasing his father, after a notable career as an administrator in India. However, this Edward had a son, also Edward. This grandson of the baronet was thus destined to become
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with his second wife, leaving his 17-year-old, newly married son to occupy
Pillaton Hall. In 1678 he was imprisoned briefly for failing to attend parliament. He seems to have opposed the succession of
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1632, although the birth of an Edward
Littleton, son of Edward Littleton, is recorded by the Penkridge parish register for 22 January 1633, with the baptism on 5 February.
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in offering his services directly to
Charles II in a plot to subvert Clarendon. The following year he helped handle a petition from navy creditors.
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November stated that Littleton was agreed on 'after much trouble'. He reminded Clarendon that Littleton would be ineligible as MP if appointed
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drawn up in 1662 describes him as "loyal, orthodox and sober, but of only ordinary parts." However, his lands were worth ÂŁ1,500 a year.
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History of Parliament: Members 1660–1690 – Temple, Sir Richard, 3rd Bt. (1634–97) (Authors: Leonard Naylor / Eveline Cruickshanks)
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of the college. Although St Michael's became the centre of a large Anglican parish, it was still not absorbed into the
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The History of Parliament: Constituencies 1660–1690 – Staffordshire (Authors: A. M. Mimardière / Basil Duke Henning)
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The History of Parliament: Members 1632–1709 – Knightley, Richard (c.1610–61) (Authors: M. W. Helms / Paula Watson)
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The History of Parliament: Members 1660–1690 – Littleton, Sir Edward, 2nd Bt. (Author: A. M. Mimardière)
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The History of Parliament: Members 1660–1690 – Littleton, Sir Edward, 2nd Bt. (Author: A. M. Mimardière)
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The History of Parliament: Members 1632–1709 – Littleton, Sir Edward, 2nd Bt. (Author: A. M. Mimardière)
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White-Spunner, Barney. Horse Guards pp. 119 Macmillan 2006
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