Thomas Hussey (MP for Whitchurch)
Thomas Hussey (1597 - December 1657) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1645 and 1657.
Hussey was a citizen of London and a member of the Worshipful Company of Grocers. He became an alderman of the City of London for Vintry ward on 17 Jul 1645.[1] He purchased a lease of Hungerford Park from John Herbert.[2]
In 1645, Hussey was elected Member of Parliament for Whitchurch in the Long Parliament and remained until 1653.[3] In 1650 he purchased a part of Kintbury from Henry Marten.[4] In 1656 he was elected MP for Andover in the Second Protectorate Parliament.[3]
Hussey died in 1657 and left Hungerford Park to his wife Catherine for her life with remainder to his eldest son Thomas Hussey.
References
- ↑ 'Chronological list of aldermen: 1601-1650', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III - 1912 (1908), pp. 47-75. Date accessed: 16 July 2011
- ↑ Hungerford', A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4 (1924), pp. 183-200. Date accessed: 16 July 2011.the City of London: Temp. Henry III - 1912 (1908), pp. 47-75. Date accessed: 16 July 2011
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- ↑ 'Parishes: Kintbury', A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4 (1924), pp. 205-217. Date accessed: 16 July 2011
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Whitchurch 1645-1653 With: Sir Thomas Jervoise |
Succeeded by Not represented in Barebones Parliament |
| Preceded by
John Duns
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Member of Parliament for Andover 1656 |
Succeeded by Gabriel Beck Robert Gough |
