Sir Thomas Samwell, 1st Baronet
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Sir Thomas Samwell, 1st Baronet (c. 1654 – 23 February 1694) was a Member of Parliament
for Northamptonshire
from 1689 to 1690 and Northampton
from 1690 to 1694.
His great-grandfather was Sir William Samwell
(1559–1628), Auditor of the Exchequer to Queen Elizabeth I of England.
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 Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
The county constituency of Northamptonshire, in the East Midlands of England was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832 and was represented in...
from 1689 to 1690 and Northampton
Northampton (UK Parliament constituency)
Northampton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Northampton which existed until 1974.It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was reduced to one member for the 1918 general election...
from 1690 to 1694.
His great-grandfather was Sir William Samwell
Sir William Samwell
Sir William Samwell was an Auditor of the Exchequer to Queen Elizabeth I of England. He was knighted at the coronation of King James I of England in 1603....
(1559–1628), Auditor of the Exchequer to Queen Elizabeth I of England.