Sir Thomas Willes Chitty, 3rd Baronet

Sir Thomas Willes Chitty, 3rd Baronet (2 March 1926 – 7 March 2014), better known by his pen name Thomas Hinde, was a British novelist.

Sir Thomas Willes Chitty, 3rd Bt.

• Born on 2 March 1926.
• Son of Sir Thomas Henry Willes Chitty, 2nd Bt. and Ethel Constance Gladstone.
• Married Susan Elspeth Russel Glossop, daughter of Rudolph Glossop, on 23 August 1951
• Died on 7 March 2014 at age 88.
• Educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, and at University College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.
• Gained the rank of officer between 1944 and 1947 in the service of the Royal Navy.
• Sir Thomas Willes Chitty, 3rd Bt. used the pen-name of Thomas Hinde.
• He was with Shell Petroleum Company between 1953 and 1960.
• He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet Chitty, of the Temple [U.K., 1924] on 26 February 1955.
• He wrote -

• Mr. Nicholas, published 1952.
  
• Happy as Larry, published 1957.
  
• For the Good of the Company, published 1961
  
• A Place Like Home, published 1962.
  
• The Cage, published 1962.
  
• Ninety Double Martinis, published 1963.
  
• The Day the Call Came, published 1964.
  
• Games of Chance, published 1965
  
• The Village, published 1966
  
• High, published 1968.
  
• Bird, published 1970
  
• Generally a Virgin, published 1972
  
• Agent, published 1974.
  
• Our Father, published 1975.
  
• co-authored the book On Next to Nothing, published 1976, with Susan Hinde.
  
• The Great Donkey Walk, published 1977, with his wife as Susan Chitty.
  
• The Cottage Book, published 1979.1
  
• Sir Henry and Sons, published 1980, auto-biography.
  
• Daymare, published 1980.
  
• Stately Gardens of Britain, published 1983.
  
• A Field Guide to the English Country Parson, published 1983.
  
• Forests of Britain, published 1985.
  
• Courtiers, published 1986.
  
• Capability Brown, published 1986.
  
• Tales from the Pumproom, published 1988.
  
• Imps of Promise, published 1990.
  
• Looking Glass Letters, published 1991.
  
• A History of Highgate School, published 1993.
  
• Paths of Progress, published 1993.
  
• A History of King's College School, published 1994.
  
• Carpenter's Children, published 1995.
  
• The University of Greenwich, published 1996.
  * He was Granada Arts Fellow between 1964 and 1965 at University of York, York, Yorkshire

• He was a visiting lecturer between 1965 and 1967 at University of Illinois, Illinois, U.S.A.
• He was a visiting professor between 1969 and 1970 at Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
• He lived in 2003 at Bow Cottage, West Hoathly, Sussex, England. - see attached image and http://iansapps.co.uk/oldbritain/westhoathly.html Children of Sir Thomas Willes Chitty, 3rd Bt. and Susan Elspeth Russel Glossop
• Sir Andrew Edward Willes Chitty, 4th Bt. b. 20 Nov 1953
• Cordelia Anne Chitty b. 21 Jul 1955
• Miranda Jane Chitty b. 15 Jul 1967
• Jessica Susan Chitty b. 6 Jun 1971

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