Sir Thomas Lawley, 3rd Baronet

Sir Thomas Lawley, 3rd Baronet (ca. 1650–1729) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1684 to 1689.

Lawley was the son of Sir Francis Lawley, 2nd Baronet and his wife Anne Whitmore, daughter of Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Baronet of Apley.[1]

In 1685, Lawley was elected Member of Parliament for Wenlock and held the seat until 1689.[2] He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1696.

Lawley married firstly Rebecca Winch, daughter of Sir Humphrey Winch, 1st Baronet of Everton Bedfordshire and his wife Rebecca Browne and had fourteen children, eleven of whom died young. He married secondly Elizabeth Perkins, a widow and had a son and daughter. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only surviving son by his first wife, Robert.[3]

References

Parliament of England
Preceded by
John Wolryche
William Forester
Member of Parliament for Wenlock
1685–1689
With: George Weld
Succeeded by
George Weld
William Forester
Baronetage of England
Preceded by
Francise Lawley
Baronet
(of Spoonhill)
1696–1729
Succeeded by
Robert Lawley


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