Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Ardglass

He succeeded his father to the title of 4th Baron Cromwell on 24 September 1607 and was created 1st Viscount Lecale, in Ulster, in the Peerage of Ireland, on 22 November 1624.[3]

A supporter of King Charles I of England during the Civil War, he was his Commander of the Regiment of Horse (Ireland), and for his service he was created 1st Earl of Ardglass, in the Peerage of Ireland, on 15 April 1645. He subsequently made his peace with the Parliament by paying £460 for his "delinquency".[2]

He married Elizabeth Meverell (died 1651), daughter and heiress of Robert Meverell of Ilam, Staffordshire, and of Throwley Hall, Staffordshire (died 5 February 1627/1628) and Elizabeth Fleming, both buried at Blore, Staffordshire, the daughter of Sir Thomas Fleming, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench, and had three children:[2][4]

• Mary Cromwell (died 8 April 1676), married as his first wife William FitzHerbert, of Tissington, Derbyshire (1624/1629 – 24 June 1697), who married secondly Anne Breton, widow of John Parker, of London, and daughter of Richard Breton, of Elmesthorpe, Leicestershire, without any male issue
• Wingfield Cromwell, 2nd Earl of Ardglass (12 September 1624 – 3 October 1668)
• Vere Essex Cromwell, 4th Earl of Ardglass (2 October 1625 – 26 November 1687)

He and his wife both died in 1653 and were buried at St Peter’s Church, Tickencote, Rutland, and his last will, dated 26 March 1653, was probated in 1661.[2]

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