Thomas Meautys
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Sir Thomas Meautys was an English civil servant and politician who sat in the House of Commons
between 1621 and 1640.
Meautys was the son of Henry Meautys of West Ham and his wife Elizabeth Coningsby, daughter of Sir Henry Coningsby of North Mims. He became the private secretary to Francis Bacon
. In 1619, he was made clerk to His Majesty's Council .
Meautys was a protégé of Lord Keeper Coventry who was High Steward of Cambridge from 1626 to 1640. In 1621, Meautys was made a freeman and elected an alderman of Cambridge. On the same day, he was elected Member of Parliament
for Cambridge
. He was clerk of the Privy Council from 1623. He was re-elected MP for Cambridge in 1625, 1626 and 1628 and continued to sit for the town until King Charles I began rule without parliament in 1629.
Meautys inherited Gorhambury Hertfordshire in 1626. He became clerk of the Writs and Processes in the Star Chamber. In 1634 he became clerk to His Majesty's Privy Council Extraordinary. He was re-elected for Cambridge for the Short Parliament
in April 1640 when the other representative was Oliver Cromwell
. He was knighted at Whitehall in 1641. By 1645 the role as clerk to His Majesty had ceased to exist.
Meautys died at the age of 57.
Meautys married Anne Bacon, a daughter of his cousin Nathaniel Bacon in 1639. She latter married Sir Harbottle Grimston.
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...
between 1621 and 1640.
Meautys was the son of Henry Meautys of West Ham and his wife Elizabeth Coningsby, daughter of Sir Henry Coningsby of North Mims. He became the private secretary to Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Albans, KC was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, author and pioneer of the scientific method. He served both as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England...
. In 1619, he was made clerk to His Majesty's Council .
Meautys was a protégé of Lord Keeper Coventry who was High Steward of Cambridge from 1626 to 1640. In 1621, Meautys was made a freeman and elected an alderman of Cambridge. On the same day, he 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 Cambridge
Cambridge (UK Parliament constituency)
Cambridge is a parliamentary 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 voting system....
. He was clerk of the Privy Council from 1623. He was re-elected MP for Cambridge in 1625, 1626 and 1628 and continued to sit for the town until King Charles I began rule without parliament in 1629.
Meautys inherited Gorhambury Hertfordshire in 1626. He became clerk of the Writs and Processes in the Star Chamber. In 1634 he became clerk to His Majesty's Privy Council Extraordinary. He was re-elected for Cambridge for 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....
in April 1640 when the other representative was Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
. He was knighted at Whitehall in 1641. By 1645 the role as clerk to His Majesty had ceased to exist.
Meautys died at the age of 57.
Meautys married Anne Bacon, a daughter of his cousin Nathaniel Bacon in 1639. She latter married Sir Harbottle Grimston.