He was born at Middleton Hall, Middleton, Warwickshire, the second son of Francis Willughby, the famed mathematician and naturalist ( who preferred to be known by this aberrant spelling of the family name), and was educated at Street Catharine"s College, Cambridge and Jesus College, Cambridge.
Street Catharine"s College.
His main residence was Wollaton Hall. He was elevated to the Peerage on his creation as Baron Middleton in 1711. Francis Willoughby, 2nd Baron Middleton (1692–1758)
Honorary
Thomas Willoughby (11 June 1694 – 2 December 1742), married Elizabeth Southby and had issue
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1693.
He was High Steward of the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield from 1714. In 1728 he was listed as one of the subscribers to the Cyclopaedia of Ephraim Chambers.
Royal Society; 1st Parliament of Great Britain. 2nd Parliament of Great Britain. 3rd Parliament of Great Britain]
He was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1695 and High Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1699, and was Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire 1698–1702 and 1705–1710, and for Newark 1710–1711.
