Thomas Rivett,

Esq. Esquire (, ; abbreviated Esq.) is usually a courtesy title. In the United Kingdom, ''esquire'' historically was a title of respect accorded to men of higher social rank, particularly members of the landed gentry above the rank of gentleman a ...

(1713–1763) was a British

barrister A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions. Barristers mostly specialise in courtroom advocacy and litigation. Their tasks include taking cases in superior courts and tribunals, drafting legal pleadings, researching law and ...

and

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

Biography

Thomas Rivett was a Whig M.P. for

Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gai ...

between 1748 and 1753,

High Sheriff of Derbyshire High may refer to: Science and technology * Height * High (atmospheric), a high-pressure area * High (computability), a quality of a Turing degree, in computability theory * High (tectonics), in geology an area where relative tectonic uplift t ...

in 1757. In 1761, like his father, he became

Mayor of Derby Names of the Mayors for the Borough of Derby from the first that was chosen on 3 July 1638 by the king's charter then granted to the town. The two last bailiffs were the two first mayors, Mr Mellor being proclaimed 3 July 1638 to be the mayor u ...

. He married Anna Maria Sibley in April 1749 with whom he had three children: Thomas, James and Elizabeth. Thomas Rivett was one of the three owners of the « Cockpit Hill Potworks»

china China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

factory, together with William Butts and John Heath. Thomas Rivett's monogram and his house were drawn by S.H.Parkins and that was given to

Derby Museum and Art Gallery Derby Museum and Art Gallery is a museum and art gallery in Derby, England. It was established in 1879, along with Derby Central Library, in a new building designed by Richard Knill Freeman and given to Derby by Michael Thomas Bass. The collect ...

.Thomas Rivett's House
S H Parkins, Derby Museum

References

External links

* BURKE, Bernard (1865)
Genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the british empire
1713 births 1763 deaths Mayors of Derby Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Derby British MPs 1747–1754 High Sheriffs of Derbyshire {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub