Sir Thomas Windebanke, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

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  in 1640. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War

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Windebanke was the son of Sir Francis Windebanke

Francis Windebank

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 Secretary of State to King Charles I. He became Clerk of the Signet

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 to King Charles I in 1641 and was created a baronet in 1645.

In April 1640, Windebanke was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Wootton Bassett

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 in the Short Parliament

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After the Restoration, Windebanke was clerk to the signet again from 1660 to 1674.