ica ▁Be aud ry ▁and ▁Kate ▁Dow ney . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 8 ▁plays ▁Category : One - act ▁plays ▁Category : B rit ish ▁plays ▁adapted ▁into ▁films ▁Category : Pl ays ▁by ▁Ter ence ▁R att igan ▁Category : West ▁End ▁plays <0x0A> </s> ▁Thomas ▁New port , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron ▁Tor r ington ▁ ▁( c . ▁ 1 6 5 5 2 7 ▁May ▁ 1 7 1 9 ), ▁ ▁sty led ▁The ▁Hon ou rable ▁from ▁ 1 6 7 5 ▁until ▁ 1 7 1 6 , ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁ ▁bar r ister ▁and ▁Wh ig ▁politician ▁who ▁sat ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁and ▁British ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁between ▁ 1 6 9 5 ▁and ▁ 1 7 1 6 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁the ▁peer age ▁as ▁Baron ▁Tor r ington . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Born ▁in ▁High ▁Er call , ▁New port ▁was ▁the ▁fifth ▁and ▁second ▁surv iving ▁son ▁of ▁Francis ▁New port , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Brad ford ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Lady ▁D iana ▁Russell , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Francis ▁Russell , ▁ 4 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Bed ford . ▁He ▁mat ric ulated ▁at ▁Christ ▁Church , ▁Oxford ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁May ▁ 1 6 7 2 , ▁aged ▁ 1 7 ▁and ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁Bar ▁by ▁the ▁Inner ▁Temple ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 8 ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁reader ▁of ▁Inner ▁Temple ▁in ▁ 1