Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Baronet (28 November 1612 – 1653) was an English politician who sat in the
Royalist side in the English Civil War
.
Biography
Whitmore was the son of
Sir George Whitmore (d.1654), Lord Mayor of London.[2]
In April 1640, Whitmore was elected
Member of Parliament for Bridgnorth for the Short Parliament.[3] He was re-elected in November 1640 in the Long Parliament and held the seat until 1644 when he was disabled for supporting the King.[4] He was created a baronet, of Apley, on 28 June 1641.[1]
In February, 1645, Whitmore's home Apley Hall was taken by the Parliamentarians under Sir John Price. Whitmore and his father, Sir
Sequestration Committee and they were held in confinement for a considerable time. Whitmore was fined the enormous sum of £5,000 by the compounders.[5]
Whitmore died at the age of 41. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son William.
Family
Whitmore married Elizabeth Acton, daughter of Sir William Acton, 1st Baronet. They had children:
- Sir William Whitmore, 2nd Baronet, who married Mary Harvey, and died without issue.
- Sir Thomas Whitmore, who married Hon. Frances Brooke, leaving issue.
- Anne Whitmore, who married Sir Francis Lawley, 2nd Baronet, of Canwell, Staffordshire, leaving issue.
- Elizabeth Whitmore, who married John Bennet, leaving issue.
- Dorothy Whitmore, who married Sir Eliab Harvey of Chigwell,[1] leaving issue.
Notes
- ^ a b c Burke & Burke 1838, p. 563.
- ^ Baker 1995, pp. 75–91.
- ^ Willis 1750, p. 234.
- ^ Willis 1750, p. 248.
- ^ Neale & Moule 1826, p. 126.
References
- Baker, T.F.T., ed. (1995). "Hackney, Manor (Balmes)". Victoria County History, Middlesex. Vol. 10. pp. 75–91.
- Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. p. 229,234, 240,248,254.
- Burke, John; Burke, Sir John Bernard (1838). A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England. Scott, Webster, and Geary. p. 563.
- Neale, John Preston; Moule, Thomas (1826). Views of the seats of noblemen and Gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Vol. 3. herwood, Neely, and Jones. p. 126.