Thomas Tyrrell
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Sir Thomas Tyrrell was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1659 and 1660. He fought on the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War
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Tyrrill was the son of Sir Edward Tyrrill of Thornton Hall, Buckinghamshire and his second wife Margaret Aston, daughter of Thomas Aston of Aston Cheshire. He was admitted to the Inner Temple
in 1612 and was called to the Bar on 13 November 1621. In 1642, he was Deputy Lieutenant
of Buckinghamshire. In the Civil War he was a captain, and later colonel of horse in the Parliamentarian army under Bedford and Essex. He fought at the battle of Lostwithiel in 1644.
In 1659 Tyrrell was elected Member of Parliament
for Aylesbury
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
. In the same year he was admitted as a Bencher and became joint Commissioner of the Great Seal, and Sergeant at Law. In 1660 he was elected MP for Buckinghamshire
in the Convention Parliament. He was knighted on 16 July 1660, and appointed Justice of the Court of Common Pleas on 27 July 1660. He was on the commission for the trial of the regicides, but took no active part. In 1667, following the Great Fire of London
he was one of the twenty two judges appointed to resolve property disputes arising from the rebuilding the city. Portraits of the judges were put up in the Guildhall by the city in gratitude for their services.
Tyrrell died aged 78 and was buried at Castlethorpe Church.
Tyrrell married Saunders of Buckinghamshire. Their son Peter became a baronet. Tyrrill married thirdly Bridget Harrington, daughter of Sir Edward Harrington, Bt of Kiddlington, Rutland.
House of Commons of England
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in 1659 and 1660. He fought on the Parliamentarian 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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Tyrrill was the son of Sir Edward Tyrrill of Thornton Hall, Buckinghamshire and his second wife Margaret Aston, daughter of Thomas Aston of Aston Cheshire. He was admitted to the Inner Temple
Inner Temple
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in 1612 and was called to the Bar on 13 November 1621. In 1642, he was Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of Buckinghamshire. In the Civil War he was a captain, and later colonel of horse in the Parliamentarian army under Bedford and Essex. He fought at the battle of Lostwithiel in 1644.
In 1659 Tyrrell was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Aylesbury
Aylesbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Aylesbury is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party has held the seat since 1924, and held it at the 2010 general election with a 52.2% share of the vote.-Boundaries:...
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons...
. In the same year he was admitted as a Bencher and became joint Commissioner of the Great Seal, and Sergeant at Law. In 1660 he was elected MP for Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Buckinghamshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.Its most prominent member was...
in the Convention Parliament. He was knighted on 16 July 1660, and appointed Justice of the Court of Common Pleas on 27 July 1660. He was on the commission for the trial of the regicides, but took no active part. In 1667, following the Great Fire of London
Great Fire of London
The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of the English city of London, from Sunday, 2 September to Wednesday, 5 September 1666. The fire gutted the medieval City of London inside the old Roman City Wall...
he was one of the twenty two judges appointed to resolve property disputes arising from the rebuilding the city. Portraits of the judges were put up in the Guildhall by the city in gratitude for their services.
Tyrrell died aged 78 and was buried at Castlethorpe Church.
Tyrrell married Saunders of Buckinghamshire. Their son Peter became a baronet. Tyrrill married thirdly Bridget Harrington, daughter of Sir Edward Harrington, Bt of Kiddlington, Rutland.