Sir Thomas Miller, 3rd Baronet (c. 1688–1733) was a British politician who sat in the

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from 1715 to 1727. Miller was the only son of Sir John Miller, 2nd Baronet and his first wife Margaret Peachey, daughter of John Peachey of Chichester. He matriculated at

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on 29 January 1707, aged 18. He married Jane Gother, daughter of Francis Gother, or Goater, alderman of Chichester. Miller was returned as Member of Parliament for

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in a contest at the 1715 general election and retained the seat unopposed at the 1722 general election. He did not stand in

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. In 1717 he strongly opposed the acquittal of former

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first minister Robert Harley during his

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. Miller succeeded his father in the

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on 29 November 1721. Miller died on 6 November 1733. He had three sons and one daughter and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son John.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Sir Thomas, 3rd Baronet 1680s births 1733 deaths British MPs 1715–1722 British MPs 1722–1727 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Baronets in the Baronetage of England 18th-century British politicians