Thomas Conyers
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Thomas Conyers was an English
Member of parliament
for Durham City from 28 July 1698 to 1 December 1701 and from 24 July 1702 to 18 August 1727.
He was a cousin of John Conyers
. He founded Conyers' School
, Yarm
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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 Durham City from 28 July 1698 to 1 December 1701 and from 24 July 1702 to 18 August 1727.
He was a cousin of John Conyers
John Conyers (MP)
John Conyers was an English politician.Conyers sat as Member of Parliament for East Grinstead from 1695 to 1708 and from 1710 to his death in 1725 and for West Looe from 1708 to 1710....
. He founded Conyers' School
Conyers' School
Conyers School is a mixed gender comprehensive school in the town of Yarm, England. It is run by Stockton-on-Tees borough council.-History:The Free Grammar School was founded in 1590 by Thomas Conyers of Egglescliffe, who was issued letters patent by Queen Elizabeth I to found a grammar school in...
, Yarm
Yarm
Yarm is a small town and civil parish in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees in North East England. It is on the south bank of the River Tees and for ceremonial purposes is in North Yorkshire...
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