Thomas Fleetwood (of the Vache)
Thomas Fleetwood (1517/18 – 1570), of London, The Vache, Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire and Rossall, Lancashire, was an English politician.[1] He was a member of parliament, a judge, and Master of the Royal Mint under King Henry VIII.[2]
Biography
Fleetwood was the younger son of William Fleetwood and Ellen Standish. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Preston in March 1553 and for Buckinghamshire in 1563.[1] He originated from Heskin, Lancashire and purchased the manor of the Vache in Chalfont, Buckinghamshire in 1564.[2] He was granted the family's arms on 4 July 1548,[2] which is still used by the family.
His first wife was Barbara Francis, by whom he had three sons and a daughter. His second wife was Bridget, the youngest child of Sir John Spring of Lavenham, Suffolk, with whom he had seven sons and seven daughters, including William, George, Henry and Joyce, grandmother of the leading statesman Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds.
See also
Notes
- 1 2 Davidson 1982.
- 1 2 3 Burke 1838, p. 522.
References
- Burke, John (1838), A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours, 4, Colburn, p. 522
- Davidson, Alan (1982), "Fleetwood, Thomas (1517/18-70), of London, The Vache, Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks. and Rossall, Lancs.", in Bindoff, S.T., Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509-1558, Boydell and Brewer
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| Preceded by Paul Darrell |
High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire 1564–1565 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry Cheyne |