Thomas Micklethwait

Thomas Micklethwaite (1678 – 28 March 1718) was a British MP who served as the Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from 1717 to 1718.

Biography Micklethwaite was born in 1678 and was baptised on 19 July at Holy Trinity Church, Micklegate, he was the first son of Joseph Micklethwaite and Constance Middleton, and the brother of Joseph Micklethwaite, 1st Viscount Micklethwaite. He studied at, but did not graduate from, Jesus College, Cambridge. In 1708, he was appointed Treasurer to the Commissioners of Transport. In 1717 he was made Lord Commissioner of the Treasury after his predecessor Stanhope became first lord and Chancellor of the Exchequer. In 1718, he was appointed Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance. He died on 28 March 1718.