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Thomas WENTWORTH

Thomas WENTWORTH

Male Abt 1568 - 1628  (~ 60 years)

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  • Name Thomas WENTWORTH 
    Born Abt 1568  Of Lillingstone, Buckshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Between 1604 and 1628  Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Barrister and Member of Parliament 
    Residence 1628  Lincoln's Inn, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    of Lincoln's Inn / Also Margarite Wentworth, the sister of Thomas Wentworth, both of Lincoln's Inn. There are only two Wentworth who were members of Lincoln's Inn in 1628, both mentioned in the History of Parliament online. 
    Will   [1
    Thomas Wentworth died before 16 April 1628 but his Will without date was not proved until 9 December 1629 
    _FSFTID LZVM-G4F 
    _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZVM-G4F 
    _UID 1FFF82F923FB4A4783A6028B5694209EA6C9 
    Died 1628  Henley-on-thames, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried 16 Apr 1628  [1
    Person ID I13787  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 12 Dec 2022 

    Father Sir Knight Peter WENTWORTH,   b. Abt 1529, Lillingstone, Dayrell, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1596, Tower Of London, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Family ID F5135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Henry WENTWORTH,   b. 1599,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Paul WENTWORTH,   b. 1597,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. George WENTWORTH,   b. 1603,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Walter WENTWORTH,   b. 1593,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Peter WENTWORTH,   b. Abt 1601,   d. 22 Jul 1661, Bath, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years)
     6. Elizabeth WENTWORTH,   b. 1591,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Christian WENTWORTH,   b. 1589,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Thomas WENTWORTH,   b. 1587, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1638, North Cray, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     9. Margaret WENTWORTH,   b. Abt 1608, Of St. Giles In, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F7110  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • 1 BIRT
      2 PLAC of Lillingstone Lovell, Bucks, England

      !PBT: PCC: Filo 107 Ridley, 1629 GS#92,119
      HIS Thomas was a lawyer (Barrister) of Lincoln's Inn, and was
      sometime Recorder of the City of Oxford. He matriculated from
      University College, Oxford 30 Oct. 1584. He was member of
      Parilment for Oxford city. He was an ardent parliamentarian, and
      resisted the Union of England and Scotland. In 1610 King James
      desired to punish him by imprisonment for his violent speeches.

      History of Parliament online
      provided by patron Eric Dubruel JUNE 2021

      Thomas 1 Wentworth (1568-1627)

      OXFORD 1604, 1614, 9 Feb. 1621, 1624. 1625, 1626

      Family and Education
      b. c.1568, 2nd s. of Peter Wentworth? (d.1597) of Lillingstone Lovell, Oxon. and 2nd w. Elizabeth, da. of William Walsingham of Footscray, Kent, wid. of Geoffrey Gate of Waltham, Essex; bro. of Walter?; half-bro. of Geoffrey Gates?. educ. Univ. Coll. Oxf. 1584, aged 16; L. Inn 1585, called 1594. m. by 1598, Dorothy, da. and coh. of Thomas Keble of Newbottle, Northants., 6s. at least 3da. d. by Sept. 1627.

      Offices Held
      Freeman, Oxford, Oxon. 1603; j.p. Oxford 1603-14, 1616-d., commr. gaol delivery 1604-5, subsidy 1621-2, 1624.

      Fee'd counsel, Oxford 1603, recorder 1607-d.; bencher, L. Inn 1609, marshal 1611, reader 1612, kpr. of black bk. 1618, treas. 1620.

      2) Wikipedia
      Provided by patron George E Burrow 23 DEC 2016

      Thomas was an English lawyer and politician elected to the House Of Commons for Oxford, 1604, 1614, 1621, 1624, 1625, 1626 and 1628. In Parliament he was an ardent and sometimes violent opponent of the Crown and of the abuse of royal prerogatives. He oposed the projected union of England and Scotland when it was discussed in 1607. He was appointed Recorder of Oxford in 1607 and held the post until 1623. He fell out with Oxford University, both for his activities in Parliament and his conduct as Recorder of Oxford, in particular his support for the City's desire to establish a police force to patrol the streets at night. This led to his being suspended from membership in the University by the Vice-Chancellor. In 1614 he spoke in Parliament against the imposition of illegal taxes, in which he argued that the Spanish loss of the Netherlands Henry IV of France were the just reward for such impositions; for this inflammatory speech he was imprisoned after the dissolution of Parliament, chiefly to appease the French ambassador. In the Parliament of 1621 he opposed the proposed marriage of the Prince of Wales to a Spanish Princess, and when the King angrily wrote to the Speaker that the Commons should not interfere with such matters of state, he boldly stated he never yet read of anything that was not fit for the consideration of Parliament. In the 1624 parliament he was a strong advocate of declaring war on Spain. He died during his last term in Parliament in 1628 at Henley-on-Thames. (Wikipedia)



  • Sources 
    1. [S1160] accessed 12 Dec 2022), entry for Thomas WENTWORTH, person ID LZVM-G4F. (Reliability: 3).