Sir Edward Littleton, 1st Baronet
Sir Edward Littleton | |
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Restored remains of Pillaton Hall today, incorporated into a more recent building. | |
| Member of the English Parliament for Staffordshire | |
| In office 1640–1644 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Hervey Bagot Thomas Crompton |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Bowyer Sir Richard Skeffington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1599 |
| Died | c. August 1657 Probably Romford |
| Nationality | English |
| Political party | Country party or Parliamentarian until late 1643. Defected to Royalists. |
| Spouse(s) | Hester, daughter of Sir William Courten |
| Relations | Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex Richard Knightley |
| Children | Sir Edward Littleton, 2nd Baronet, two other sons and two daughters. |
| Residence | Pillaton Hall |
| Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Landowner |
Sir Edward Littleton, 1st Baronet (c. 1599 – c. 1657) was a 17th-century English Baronet and politician from the extended Littleton/Lyttelton family, the first of a line of four Littleton baronets with Pillaton Hall as their seat. He initially joined the Parliamentarians during the English Civil War. Having tried unsuccessfully to find a third way, he switched his support to the Royalist cause – a decision that led to his financial ruin, as large debts made it impossible to redeem his estates from sequestration after the victory of Parliament.