Sir Thomas Hewett, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Hewett, 1st Baronet (1605 – 4 August 1662) was an English landowner of the Civil War period, who briefly sat in Parliament for Windsor. He made his home at Pishiobury, which he bought in 1635.
Hewett was baptized on 6 October 1605, the eldest son of Sir William Hewett and his wife Elizabeth Wiseman. His father had prospered in business in London and arranged a comprehensive education for Thomas, who attended the Merchant Taylors' School from 1611 to 1612, the Inner Temple in 1618, Eton College from 1619 to 1622, and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1622. Thomas traveled abroad from 1625 to 1628,[1] when his father's interest as keeper of Windsor Little Park[2] secured him a seat at Windsor. He left no particular mark on that turbulent Parliament which produced the Petition of Right.[1]
On 14 May 1629, he married Frances Hobart (daughter of
In 1635, he purchased the manor of
Hewett took little part in the
References
- ^ a b c d e Davidson, Alan; Thrush, Andrew (2010). "HEWETT, Thomas (1605-1662), of The Strand, Westminster and Pishiobury, Sawbridgeworth, Herts.". In Ferris, John P.; Thrush, Andrew (eds.). The House of Commons 1604-1629. The History of Parliament Trust.
- ^ Davidson, Alan (2010). "New Windsor". In Ferris, John P.; Thrush, Andrew (eds.). The House of Commons 1604-1629. The History of Parliament Trust.
- ^ Page, William, ed. (1912). "Parishes: Sawbridgeworth". A History of the County of Hertford. Vol. 3. London: Victoria County History. pp. 332–347. Retrieved 8 January 2017.