Nicholas Loftus

Nicholas Loftus (1592-1666) was an Irish politician and public official.

He was the son of Sir Dudley Loftus and the grandson of Adam Loftus, the Archbishop of Dublin and an influential political figure in Tudor Ireland. His mother Anne Bagenal was from a leading Ulster family headed by Sir Nicholas Bagenal. She later remarried to Lord Sarsfield who became Nicholas' stepfather.

Nicholas' elder brother Sir Adam Loftus was made Vice-Treasurer of Ireland during the administration of Thomas Wentworth while Nicholas was appointed as an Irish Treasury official under him. He was elected as a member of the Parliament of Ireland in 1613 and 1634, representing the seat of Fethard in County Wexford. In the 1640 Parliament he sat for Wexford County seat.

In 1623 he married Margaret Chetham, the daughter of Thomas Chetham. After his death in 1666 he was succeeded by his eldest son Sir Nicholas Loftus.