Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton

The Right Honorable

The Earl of Southampton

KG
The Right Honorable; The Earl of Southampton; KG
	Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, wearing his Garter Star and holding his Staff of Office as Lord High Treasurer. Portrait by School of Sir Peter Lely
Tenure	1624-1667
Predecessor	Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton
Other titles	Earl of Chichester; Lord Wriothesley
Born	10 March 1607
Died	16 May 1667 (aged 60)
Nationality	English
Offices	Lord High Treasurer
Spouse(s)	Rachel de Massue; Lady Elizabeth Leigh; Frances Seymour
Parents	Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton; Elizabeth Vernon

Arms of Wriothesley: *Azure, a cross or between four hawks close argent*

Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, KG (/ˈraɪəθsli/ RY-əth-slee;^[1] 10 March 1607 – 16 May 1667), styled Lord Wriothesley before 1624, was an English statesman, a staunch supporter of King Charles II who after the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660 rose to the position of Lord High Treasurer, which term began with the assumption of power by the Clarendon Ministry. He "was remarkable for his freedom from any taint of corruption and for his efforts in the interests of economy and financial order",^[2] a noble if not a completely objective view of his work as the keeper of the nation's finances.^[3] He died before the impeachment of Lord Clarendon, after which the Cabal Ministry took over government.

^ Wells, J. C. Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. 3rd edition. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, 2008.
^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Southampton, Earl of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 489–490.
^ Encyclopædia Britannica

[1] Wells, J. C. Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. 3rd edition. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, 2008.

[EB1911-2] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Southampton, Earl of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 489–490.

[3] Encyclopædia Britannica

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