Sir Thomas Staples, 9th Baronet

Sir Thomas Staples, 9th Baronet (31 July 1775 – 14 May 1865) was an Anglo-Irish politician and lawyer.

He was the last surviving person to have been a member of the Irish House of Commons, albeit only having been in the House for a short time.

Between March and April 1800 he was the Member of Parliament for Knocktopher in the Irish House of Commons, before resigning.

Staples was a barrister in Dublin and was appointed a Queen's Advocate in Ireland in 1845.

[2] Staples married Catherine Hawkins, daughter and heiress of Reverend John Hawkins and Anne Montgomery, on 27 October 1813; they had no children and his title was inherited by his nephew.