Thomas Carter (1690–1763)
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Thomas Carter PC (c. 1690 – 3 September 1763) was an Irish politician and MP who served as the Master of the Rolls, sat on the Privy Councillor and served as Secretary of State in Ireland. British nobleman and writer Horace Walpole described him as "an able and intriguing man".
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Thomas Carter | |
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Master of the Rolls in Ireland | |
Monarch | George II |
Secretary of State | |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Carter c. 1690 Hollybrook, Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 3 September 1763 Rathnally House, near Trim |
Resting place | St Patrick's Cathedral, Trim |
Political party | Patriot Party |
Spouse | Mary Claxton c1700-1780 |
Relations | (brothers-in-law) James Johnston Richard Parsons Robert Jocelyn (descendants) Frances Villiers Admiral John Carter General George Carter-Campbell Colonel Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil |
Children | Thomas, M.P. 1720- Henry Boyle 1726- Frances Twysden, later Johnston Susan Trotter Mary Carter |
Residence(s) | Castlemartin House, County Kildare and No. 9 Henrietta Street, Dublin |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
Profession | Master of the Rolls in Ireland, Secretary of State |
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