Thomas Grimes

For other people named Thomas Grimes, see Thomas Grimes (disambiguation).

Sir Thomas Grimes (also Crymes, Grymes or Grahme; 20 February 1574 – 28 April 1644) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1624.[1]

Grimes was the son of Thomas Grimes, citizen and haberdasher of London and of Peckham and his wife Jane Muschamp daughter and co-heir of Thomas Muschamp, of Peckham.[2] He was knighted at Hanworth, Middlesex on 2 June 1603.[3] He was J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant of Surrey.[2] In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament for Haslemere. He was re-elected MP for Haslemere in 1621. In 1624, he was elected MP for Surrey.[4]

Grimes married Margaret, daughter of Sir George More, of Loseley Park. Sir Thomas Grimes had three daughters: Mary, Margaret, and Jane, and three sons: George, Thomas, and Richard.[5] He was succeeded by his eldest son Sir George Grimes.[2]

References

  1. ^ Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Douglas Richardson. 2011. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-4610-4520-5. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c William Harnett Blanch. Ye parish of Camerwell : a brief account of the parish of Camberwell : its history and antiquities
  3. ^ Knights of England
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ Benolt, Thomas; Cooke, Robert; Thompson, Samuel; Vincent, Augustine; Camden, William; Bannerman, W. Bruce (William Bruce) (1899). The Visitations of the County of Surrey. London : [Ye Wardour Press]. p. 144. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Edward Fraunceys
William Jackson
 Member of Parliament for Haslemere
1614–1622
With: Sir William Browne 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Surrey
1624
With: Sir Robert More 		Succeeded by
Sir George More
Sir Francis Leigh