Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Baronet (28 November 1612-1653) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England

House of Commons of England

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  between 1640 and 1644. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War

English Civil War

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Biography

Whitmore was the son of Sir William Whitmore of Apley and his second wife Dorothy Weld, daughter of John Weld of London. His father was High Sheriff of Shropshire

High Sheriff of Shropshire

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 in 1620, and elder brother of Sir George Whitmore

George Whitmore (Lord Mayor)

Sir George Whitmore was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1631. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War....

(d.1654), Lord Mayor of London.

In April 1640, Whitmore was elected Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Bridgnorth

Bridgnorth (UK Parliament constituency)

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 for the Short Parliament

Short Parliament

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. He was re-elected in November 1640 in the Long Parliament

Long Parliament

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 and held the seat until 1644 when he was disabled for supporting the King. He was created a Baronet

Whitmore Baronets

There have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Whitmore family, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...

 of Apley on 28 June 1641.

In February, 1645, Whitmore's home Apley House was taken by the Parliamentarians, under Sir John Price. Whitmore and his father, Sir Francis Oatley, Mr. Owen, and about sixty men, were captured. Their estates and moveable property were sequestered by the county's Sequestration Committee and they were held in confinement for a considerable time.

Whitmore died at the age of 41. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son William

Sir William Whitmore, 2nd Baronet

Sir William Whitmore, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1699.Whitmore was the son of Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Baronet of Apley, Shropshire and his wife Elizabeth Acton, daughter of Sir William Acton, Bt. His father had been MP for Bridgnorth...

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Family

Whitmore married Elizabeth Acton, daughter of Sir William Acton, 1st Baronet

Sir William Acton, 1st Baronet

Sir William Acton, 1st Baronet was an English merchant who was elected Lord Mayor of London but never took office.Acton was the son of Richard Acton of London. He was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors. On 12 February 1628 he was elected an...

. They had children:

• Sir William Whitmore, 2nd Baronet
  Sir William Whitmore, 2nd Baronet
  Sir William Whitmore, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1699.Whitmore was the son of Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Baronet of Apley, Shropshire and his wife Elizabeth Acton, daughter of Sir William Acton, Bt. His father had been MP for Bridgnorth...
  
  , who married Mary Harvey, and died without issue.
• Thomas Whitmore, who married Hon. Frances Brooke
  Hon. Frances Brooke
  Hon. Frances Brooke was a British courtier.She was styled Hon. Frances Brooke, and then Lady Frances Whitmore.She was granted the style of a daughter of a baron....
  
  , leaving issue.
• Anne Whitmore, who married Sir Francis Lawley, 2nd Baronet
  Sir Francis Lawley, 2nd Baronet
  Sir Francis Lawley, 2nd Baronet was a politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1679 and a courtier.Lawley was the son of Sir Thomas Lawley, 1st Baronet of Spoonhill, near Much Wenlock, Shropshire. He inherited the Baronetcy and the estate on the death of his father in 1646...
  
  , leaving issue.
• Elizabeth Whitmore, who married John Bennet, leaving issue.
• Dorothy Whitmore, who married Eliab Harvey, leaving issue.