Thomas Grantham (Parliamentarian)
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Thomas Grantham was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1640 to 1653. He fought on the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War
.
Grantham was the son of Sir Thomas Grantham
and his wife Frances Puckering. He was baptised at Goltho
, Lincolnshire on 5 November 1612.
In April 1640, Grantham was elected Member of Parliament
for Lincoln
in the Short Parliament
. He was re-elected MP for Lincoln for the Long Parliament
in November 1640.He raised a regiment of foot which fought at the Battle of Aylesbury
in 1642.
Grantham died in 1655 at the age of 42.
Grantham married Dorothy Alford daughter of Sir William Alford. She had inherited Meaux Abbey.
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 1653. He fought on the Parliamentary 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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Grantham was the son of Sir Thomas Grantham
Thomas Grantham (died 1630)
Sir Thomas Grantham was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1604 to 1629.Grantham was the son of Vincent Grantham of Goltho and St Katherines, Lincolnshire...
and his wife Frances Puckering. He was baptised at Goltho
Goltho
Goltho is a village of Anglo-Saxon roots situated in Lincolnshire, England. It lies south of the A158 and west of Wragby.-History:There was a Romano-British settlement at Goltho in the 1st and 2nd centuries....
, Lincolnshire on 5 November 1612.
In April 1640, Grantham 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 Lincoln
Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency)
Lincoln is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
in the Short Parliament
Short Parliament
The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks....
. He was re-elected MP for Lincoln for 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...
in November 1640.He raised a regiment of foot which fought at the Battle of Aylesbury
Battle of Aylesbury
On the 1 November 1642, Royalist forces, under the command of Prince Rupert engaged Aylesbury's Parliamentarian garrison, at Holman's Bridge a few miles to the north of Aylesbury town...
in 1642.
Grantham died in 1655 at the age of 42.
Grantham married Dorothy Alford daughter of Sir William Alford. She had inherited Meaux Abbey.