Thomas Whetham
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Thomas Whetham was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1624.
Whetham was the son of John Whetham of Drimpton, Dorset and his wife Edith Peare. He became Recorder of Chichester.[1] In 1624, he was elected Member of Parliament for Chichester.[2] He may have been elected MP for Chichester in 1621 for the preceding parliament.[3]
Whetham married Dorothy Hooper at Burstock on 15 November 1586.[4] They had six children: John, Robert, Joseph, James, Ann and Nathaniel. Nathaniel became a parliamentary commander in the Civil War.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Catherine Durning Whetham and William Cecil Dampier Whetham A History of the Life of Colonel Nathaniel Whetham 1907
- ↑ Browne Willis Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750 pp176-239
- ↑ Browne Willis gives that MP's name as Thomas Whaleman. Another source gives Thomas Whatman
- ↑ Parish of Burstock marriages 1563-1812
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Chichester 1624 With: Sir Thomas Edmondes |
Succeeded by Algernon Lord Percy Humphrey Hagget |
