Sir Thomas Peyton, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Thomas Peyton, 2nd Baronet (18 August 1613 – 11 February 1684) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1640 to 1644 and from 1661 to 1679. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War
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Peyton was the son of Sir Samuel Peyton, 1st Baronet, of Knowlton, Kent, and his wife Mary Ashton, daughter of Sir Roger Ashton. He inherited the baronetcy
on the death of his father in 1623.
In November 1640, Peyton was elected Member of Parliament
for Sandwich
in the Long Parliament
. He was disabled from sitting in 1644 for supporting the king and was subsequently a member of The Action Party, a group of radicals dedicated to bringing down the Protectorate government..
After the Restoration, Peyton was elected MP for Kent
from 1661 to 1679 in the Cavalier Parliament
.
Peyton died aged 70.
Peyton married firstly a daughter of Sir Peter Osborne, secondly Cecilia Swan, widow of Sir William Swan, and thirdly Jane Monins, daughter of Sir William Monins.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
from 1640 to 1644 and from 1661 to 1679. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
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Peyton was the son of Sir Samuel Peyton, 1st Baronet, of Knowlton, Kent, and his wife Mary Ashton, daughter of Sir Roger Ashton. He inherited the baronetcy
Peyton Baronets
There have been five Baronetcies created for members of the old established family of Peyton of Peyton Hall, all of whom were descended from Sir Robert Peyton of Isleham who died in 1518. All the Baronetcies are extinct....
on the death of his father in 1623.
In November 1640, Peyton was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Sandwich
Sandwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Sandwich was a parliamentary constituency in Kent, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1366 until 1885, when it was disfranchised for corruption.-History:...
in the Long Parliament
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
. He was disabled from sitting in 1644 for supporting the king and was subsequently a member of The Action Party, a group of radicals dedicated to bringing down the Protectorate government..
After the Restoration, Peyton was elected MP for Kent
Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
Kent was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Kent in southeast England. It returned two "knights of the shire" to the House of Commons by the bloc vote system from the year 1290...
from 1661 to 1679 in the Cavalier Parliament
Cavalier Parliament
The Cavalier Parliament of England lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. It was the longest English Parliament, enduring for nearly 18 years of the quarter century reign of Charles II of England...
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Peyton died aged 70.
Peyton married firstly a daughter of Sir Peter Osborne, secondly Cecilia Swan, widow of Sir William Swan, and thirdly Jane Monins, daughter of Sir William Monins.