Thomas Fanshawe, 1st Viscount Fanshawe
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Thomas Fanshawe, 1st Viscount Fanshawe (1596 – 1665) was an English politician. He was the Member of Parliament
for Hertford
in the 1620s, and as a royalist in 1640.
He was elected M.P. for Hertford on 17 May 1624 and 13 May 1625, and again on 26 October 1640. He was commissioner of array for the king in 1641, fought at the battle of Edgehill
, and had his property sequestrated by the parliament. He was disabled to sit in parliament 25 November 1643. Orders for the sale of Fanshawe's goods were issued by the parliament on 29 June 1643, and on 1 January 1644 a committee was appointed to examine a report that Sir William Litton had concealed part of Fanshawe's property. He ultimately compounded for the recovery of some of his estates for £1,310, but he was practically ruined.
He was with Prince Charles
in Jersey
in April 1646, and in August his brother Richard visited him at Caen
, where he lay ill. In 1661 he was again elected M.P. for Hertford; was created Viscount Fanshawe of Dromore in the Irish peerage on 5 September 1661; and died intestate at his town house in Hatton Garden
, and was buried at Ware
on 30 March 1665.
-Anne Fanshawe (1628-1714)
His lordship married, secondly, Elizabeth, fourth daughter of Sir William Cockayne. She married, second, Sir Thomas Rich, Baronet.
Lord Fanshawe and his second wife had
-Thomas, 2nd Viscount. (-1674)
The second Viscount married, 1st, Catharine, daughter and heiress of Knighton Ferrers, Esq., of Beyford, Herts.
He married, secondly, Sarah, widow of Sir John Wray and daughter of Sir John Evelyn of West Dene. They had
-Katharine Fanshawe
-Evelyn, 3rd Viscount. (1668-10 October, 1687 Aleppo, Turkey)
-Charles, 4th Viscount(-1710)
-Simon, 5th & last Viscount (-23 October, 1716)
-Elizabeth Fanshawe, who married he relative Sir Thomas Fanshawe Jenkins, the son of Thomas Fanshawe
. they had a daughter
-Susan, who married Baptist Noel, the 4th son of Baptist, Viscount Campden.
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 Hertford
Hertford (UK Parliament constituency)
Hertford was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Hertfordshire, which elected Members of Parliament from 1298 until 1974. It was represented in the House of Commons of England from 1298 to 1707, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally in the House of...
in the 1620s, and as a royalist in 1640.
Life
He was eldest son of Sir Henry Fanshawe, and brother of Sir Richard Fanshawe. He succeeded on the death of his father in 1616 to the office of remembrancer of the exchequer; and was made a knight of the Bath at the coronation of Charles I, 2 February 1626.He was elected M.P. for Hertford on 17 May 1624 and 13 May 1625, and again on 26 October 1640. He was commissioner of array for the king in 1641, fought at the battle of Edgehill
Battle of Edgehill
The Battle of Edgehill was the first pitched battle of the First English Civil War. It was fought near Edge Hill and Kineton in southern Warwickshire on Sunday, 23 October 1642....
, and had his property sequestrated by the parliament. He was disabled to sit in parliament 25 November 1643. Orders for the sale of Fanshawe's goods were issued by the parliament on 29 June 1643, and on 1 January 1644 a committee was appointed to examine a report that Sir William Litton had concealed part of Fanshawe's property. He ultimately compounded for the recovery of some of his estates for £1,310, but he was practically ruined.
He was with Prince Charles
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
in Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
in April 1646, and in August his brother Richard visited him at Caen
Caen
Caen is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Basse-Normandie region. It is located inland from the English Channel....
, where he lay ill. In 1661 he was again elected M.P. for Hertford; was created Viscount Fanshawe of Dromore in the Irish peerage on 5 September 1661; and died intestate at his town house in Hatton Garden
Hatton Garden
Hatton Garden is a street and area near Holborn in London, England. It is most famous for being London’s jewellery quarter and centre of the UK diamond trade, but the area is also now home to a diverse range of media and creative businesses....
, and was buried at Ware
Ware
Ware is a town of around 18,000 people in Hertfordshire, England close to the county town of Hertford. It is also a civil parish in East Hertfordshire district. The Prime Meridian passes to the east of Ware.-Location:...
on 30 March 1665.
Marriages and Children
His lordiship married, first, Anne, daughter of Sir Giles Allington, of Horseheath, in Cambridgeshire.They had one daughter,-Anne Fanshawe (1628-1714)
His lordship married, secondly, Elizabeth, fourth daughter of Sir William Cockayne. She married, second, Sir Thomas Rich, Baronet.
Lord Fanshawe and his second wife had
-Thomas, 2nd Viscount. (-1674)
The second Viscount married, 1st, Catharine, daughter and heiress of Knighton Ferrers, Esq., of Beyford, Herts.
He married, secondly, Sarah, widow of Sir John Wray and daughter of Sir John Evelyn of West Dene. They had
-Katharine Fanshawe
-Evelyn, 3rd Viscount. (1668-10 October, 1687 Aleppo, Turkey)
-Charles, 4th Viscount(-1710)
-Simon, 5th & last Viscount (-23 October, 1716)
-Elizabeth Fanshawe, who married he relative Sir Thomas Fanshawe Jenkins, the son of Thomas Fanshawe
Thomas Fanshawe
Sir Thomas Fanshawe of Jenkins and Barking Manor was an English politician and government official....
. they had a daughter
-Susan, who married Baptist Noel, the 4th son of Baptist, Viscount Campden.