Timothy Littleton
Sir Timothy Littleton( c 1608 – 2 April 1679 ) was an English judge and politician who sat in theHouse of Commonsbetween 1660 and 1670.
Littleton was the son of Sir Edward Littleton of Henley Shropshire and his wife Mary Walter, daughter of Edward Walter ofLudlow.His father was chief justice of North Wales.[1]Littleton became a lawyer and was serjeant-at-law.
In 1660, Littleton was electedmember of parliamentforLudlowin theConvention Parliament.[2]He was re-elected MP for Ludlow in 1661 in theCavalier Parliamentand sat until 1670 when he becameBaron of the Exchequer.
After theGreat Fire of Londonin 1666, Littleton was a judge at the Fire Court set up under theFire of London Disputes Act 1666to hear cases relating to property destroyed in the fire. The artistJohn Michael Wrightwas commissioned to paint portraits of all 22 judges that had sat in the Fire Court.[3]He was knighted at Whitehall on 29 June 1671.[4]
Littleton died at the age of 70 and was buried inTemple Church.