Sir Thomas Crompton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

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 at various times between 1597 and 1609.

Crompton was the son of Sir Thomas Crompton. He matriculated at St Alban Hall, Oxford under date 20 December 1577, aged19 and was awarded BA from Merton College, Oxford

Merton College, Oxford

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 on 28 January 1579 and MA on 1 December 1581. He was admitted at Inner Temple

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 in 1581 and was awarded B and DCL at Oxford on 11 July 1589. He was a judge at the high court of admiralty from 1589 to 1608.

In 1587, Crompton was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Boroughbridge

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. He was elected MP for Whitchurch

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 in 1601. He was knighted on 23 July 1603. In 1604 he was elected MP for Oxford University

Oxford University (UK Parliament constituency)

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. He was chancellor of the diocese of London from 1607 and master in chancery from 1608.

Crompton died in 1609.