Thomas Pitt, 1st Earl of Londonderry

Thomas Innes Pitt, 1st Earl of Londonderry
Arms of Pitt: Sable, a fesse chequy argent and azure between three bezants
Bornc. 1688
DiedSeptember 12, 1729(1729-09-12) (aged 40–41)
St. Kitts, Leeward Islands
NationalityBritish
Alma materMr Meure's academy at Soho Square
Occupation(s)British Army officer, speculator, Whig politician
Title
  • Earl of Londonderry
  • Baron Londonderry
  • Viscount Gallen-Ridgeway
Term1728–1729
PredecessorJohn Hart
SuccessorWilliam Cosby (acting)
SpouseLady Frances Ridgeway
Children
  • Thomas Pitt, 2nd Earl of Londonderry (1717–1734)
  • Ridgeway Pitt, 3rd Earl of Londonderry (1722–1765)
  • Lucy Pitt (married Pierce Meyrick)
Parent(s)Thomas Pitt and Jane Innes
Relatives
  • Nephew: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham ("Pitt the Elder")
  • Great-nephew: William Pitt the Younger

Thomas Innes Pitt, 1st Earl of Londonderry (c. 1688 – 12 September 1729) was a British Army officer, speculator and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1713 to 1728. He served as Governor of the Leeward Islands from 1728 to his death in 1729.

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