Thomas Jermyn (died 1659)
Thomas Jermyn (died 11 November 1659) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1625 and 1644. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.
Jermyn was the son of Sir Thomas Jermyn of Rushbrooke, Suffolk and his wife Catherine Killigrew, daughter of Sir William Killigrew. He lived at Rushbrooke Hall. He was admitted at Emmanuel College, Cambridge on 13 June 1622 and was awarded BA in 1626 and MA in 1629.[1] He served Prince Charles as a page during his Spanish journey in 1623.[2]
In 1624 Jermyn was elected Member of Parliament for Bere Alston and in 1625 was elected MP for Leicester. He was elected MP for Lancaster in 1626 and for Clitheroe in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.[3]
In April 1640, Jermyn was elected Member of Parliament for Corfe Castle together with his brother Henry in the Short Parliament, and in November 1640, the brothers were elected MPs for Bury St Edmunds in the Long Parliament.[3] Jermyn supported the King and was disabled from sitting in parliament on 14 February 1644.[4]
Jermyn was the father of Thomas who inherited the title of Baron Jermyn from Jermyn's brother Henry.
References
- "Jermyn, Thomas (JRMN622T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- Robert E. Ruigh The Parliament of 1624: politics and foreign policy
- 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. pp. 229–239.
- The parliamentary or constitutional history of England;: being a faithful account of all the most remarkable transactions in Parliament, from the earliest times. Collected from the journals of both Houses, the records, ..., Volume 9
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Keightley Sir Thomas Wise |
Member of Parliament for Bere Alston 1624 With: William Strode |
Succeeded by Sir Thomas Cheek William Strode |
| Preceded by Sir Humphrey May William Ive |
Member of Parliament for Leicester 1625 With: Sir George Hastings |
Succeeded by Sir Humphrey May Sir George Hastings |
| Preceded by Sir Humphrey May Sir Thomas Fanshawe |
Member of Parliament for Lancaster 1626 With: Sir Thomas Fanshawe |
Succeeded by Sir Thomas Fanshawe Francis Bindlosse |
| Preceded by Ralph Asheton Christopher Hatton |
Member of Parliament for Clitheroe 1628–1629 With: William Newell |
Succeeded by Parliament suspended until 1640 |
| Preceded by Parliament suspended since 1629 |
Member of Parliament for Corfe Castle 1640 With: Henry Jermyn |
Succeeded by Sir Francis Windebank Giles Green |
| Preceded by Sir Thomas Jermyn John Godbolt |
Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds 1640–1644 With: Henry Jermyn 1640–1643 |
Succeeded by Sir William Spring, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Barnardiston |