Thomas Denton | |
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| Died | 19 September 1633  |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Temple |
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| Position held | Member of the 1604-11 Parliament, Member of the 1614 Parliament, Member of the 1621-22 Parliament, Member of the 1624-25 Parliament, Member of the 1626 Parliament, Member of the 1628-29 Parliament |
Sir Thomas Denton (1574-1633) was an English landowner and politician who sat in theHouse of Commons between 1604 and 1629.
Denton was the eldest son ofAlexander Denton ofHillesden and his wife Mary Martin, daughter of Sir Roger Martin, Lord Mayor of London. He succeeded his father in 1576. Following his marriage in 1594, he lived atStowe, Buckinghamshire, and in 1601, he wasHigh Sheriff of the county. He was knighted by the King at Salden, in July 1603.[1]
In 1604, Denton was electedMember of Parliament forBuckingham. He was re-elected MP for Buckingham in 1614, when on 3 June 1614 he brought in a bill into the House of Commons to fix the Summer Assizes at the Town of Buckingham. In 1624 he was elected MP forBuckinghamshire and was re-elected for Buckinghamshire in 1626. In 1628 he was elected MP for Buckingham again and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.[1]
Denton died at Hillesden and was buried there on 23 September 1633.[1]
In 1594 Denton married Susan Temple, daughter of John Temple of Stowe and sister ofSir Thomas Temple. He was succeeded by his sonAlexander. His daughter Margaret marriedSir Edmund Verney.
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded by Christopher Hatton Robert Newdigate | Member of Parliament forBuckingham 1604–1622 With:Sir Edward Tyrrell 1604–1606 Sir Francis Goodwin 1606–1611 Sir Ralph Winwood 1614 Richard Oliver 1621–1622 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forBuckinghamshire 1624 With:Sir William Fleetwood | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forBuckinghamshire 1626 With:Sir Francis Goodwin | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forBuckingham 1628–1629 With:Richard Oliver | Parliament suspended until 1640 |
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| Preceded by Sir William Clerke | High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire 1601 | Succeeded by |