Thomas Roper (MP)
Thomas Roper (1533/34–1598) was an English politician.
He was the eldest son of William Roper of St Dunstan's, Canterbury and Eltham, Kent and educated at Lincoln's Inn.
He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for New Shoreham in October 1553 and for Newport, Cornwall in 1558.
He married Lucy, the daughter of Sir Anthony Browne of Cowdray, Sussex, with whom he had 5 sons and 5 daughters.
References[]
- "ROPER, Thomas (1533/34-98), of Eltham, Kent". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
Categories:
- 1534 births
- 1598 deaths
- Members of Lincoln's Inn
- Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall
- English MPs 1553 (Mary I)
- English MPs 1558
- 16th-century English MP stubs