Thomas Arundell (of Duloe)
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Thomas Arundell was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1640 to 1648.
Arundell was the son of John Arundell
of Trerice
, Cornwall, and his wife Gertrude Dennys, daughter of Sir Robert Dennys of Holcombe. He inherited property at Duloe
from his father and extended it by further additions. On 30 May 1614, he was granted all that parcel, quantity of ground, oze, or water, now surrounded by the said millpool-wall, to hold for 500 years, and afterwards built a millhouse, the mill-pool-wall, four grist-mills, and other houses.
In November 1640, Arundell was elected Member of Parliament
for West Looe
in the Long Parliament
. Unlike his Royalist cousins he remained in parliament until his death in 1648.
Arundell died after November 1648, when he made his will.
Arundell married Mary Capell, daughter of Sir Gamaliel Capell and had a daughter Gertrude.
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 1648.
Arundell was the son of John Arundell
John Arundell (of Trerice, died 1580)
Sir John Arundell , of Trerice in Cornwall, was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.Sir John was the son of Sir John Arundell...
of Trerice
Trerice
Trerice is an Elizabethan manor house, located in Kestle Mill near Newquay, Cornwall, UK . The building features a main south-east facing range of 'E'-plan abutting a south-west range containing two earlier phases. Phase I consisted of a tower house with low north-west block...
, Cornwall, and his wife Gertrude Dennys, daughter of Sir Robert Dennys of Holcombe. He inherited property at Duloe
Duloe, Cornwall
Duloe is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately four miles south of Liskeard at .-Parish church:...
from his father and extended it by further additions. On 30 May 1614, he was granted all that parcel, quantity of ground, oze, or water, now surrounded by the said millpool-wall, to hold for 500 years, and afterwards built a millhouse, the mill-pool-wall, four grist-mills, and other houses.
In November 1640, Arundell 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 West Looe
West Looe (UK Parliament constituency)
West Looe was a rotten borough represented in the House of Commons of England from 1535 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1797 to 1800, and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election...
in 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...
. Unlike his Royalist cousins he remained in parliament until his death in 1648.
Arundell died after November 1648, when he made his will.
Arundell married Mary Capell, daughter of Sir Gamaliel Capell and had a daughter Gertrude.