Sir Thomas Moulson (1582–1638), an alderman and member of the Grocers' Company, was a Sheriff of London in 1624 and Lord Mayor of London

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 in 1634.

Sir Thomas was a native of Hargrave

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, Cheshire

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, and in 1627 built a combined chapel and school in the village which is now St Peter's Church, Hargrave

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. He also set up a trust to maintain the chapel and school.

His wife, Lady Anne Moulson

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 (died 1661), born Anne Radcliffe, was commemorated in 1894 by the name of Radcliffe College

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