Thomas Lewknor (MP for Midhurst)
Thomas Lewknor (c. 1538 – July 1596), of Tangmere; later of Selsey, Sussex, was an English politician.[1]
He was born the eldest son of Edmund Lewknor of Tangmere and the brother of Richard Lewknor. He was educated at the Middle Temple.
He held a number of public commissions and was elected a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Midhurst in 1586.
He married twice;firstly Bridget, the daughter of John Lewes of Selsey, with whom he had 5 sons, including Lewes Lewknor and secondly Anne, the daughter of Richard Hill, serjeant of the cellar to Henry VIII and the widow of John Bellingham of Eringham.
References[]
- ^ "LEWKNOR, Thomas (c.1538-96), of Tangmere; later of Selsey, Suss". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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