Sir Thomas Norton, 1st Baronet
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Sir Thomas Norton, 1st Baronet (1615 - 27 August 1691) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1685 to 1689.
Norton was the son of Simon Norton
, dyer of Coventry, and his wife Prudence Jesson, daughter of John Jesson. He was created baronet of Coventry on 23 July 1661.
In 1685, Norton was elected Member of Parliament
for Coventry
. He held the seat to 1689.
Norton married Anne Jermy, daughter of John Jermy of Hutton Hall, Suffolk. They had four daughters but without male issue the baronetcy became extinct on his death.
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 1685 to 1689.
Norton was the son of Simon Norton
Simon Norton (MP)
Simon Norton was an English dyer politician who was active in local government in Coventry and sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1641....
, dyer of Coventry, and his wife Prudence Jesson, daughter of John Jesson. He was created baronet of Coventry on 23 July 1661.
In 1685, Norton 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 Coventry
Coventry (UK Parliament constituency)
Coventry was a borough constituency which was represented in the House of Commons of England and its successors, the House of Commons of Great Britain and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom....
. He held the seat to 1689.
Norton married Anne Jermy, daughter of John Jermy of Hutton Hall, Suffolk. They had four daughters but without male issue the baronetcy became extinct on his death.