Thomas Carter (1690–1763)

Thomas Carter
Painting of Carter by Charles Jervas
Master of the Rolls in Ireland
MonarchGeorge II
Secretary of State
Personal details
BornThomas Carter
c. 1690
Hollybrook, Dublin, Ireland
Died3 September 1763
Rathnally House, near Trim
Resting placeSt Patrick's Cathedral, Trim
PartyPatriot Party
SpouseMary 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
ChildrenThomas, M.P. 1720-
Henry Boyle 1726-
Frances Twysden, later Johnston
Susan Trotter
Mary Carter
Alma materTrinity College, Dublin
ProfessionMaster of the Rolls in Ireland, Secretary of State
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Thomas Carter PC (Ire) (c. 1690 – 3 September 1763) was an Anglo-Irish politician who served as the Master of the Rolls and Secretary of State in Ireland. British writer Horace Walpole described him as "an able and intriguing man".