Thomas Weldon was an English

English people

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 politician and member of the Royal household during the Tudor period

Tudor period

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Thomas was the son of Hugh Weldon, Sewer to King Henry VIII. He lived at Cannon Court at Cookham

Cookham

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 in Berkshire

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. He married twice and had seven children. He was the uncle of Edward Weldon MP. Thomas was the Member of Parliament

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 for Berkshire

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Berkshire was a parliamentary constituency in England, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885...

 1542-1544, and also for Windsor

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 in 1559. He was also the Cofferer

Cofferer

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 of the Royal Household

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 for Edward VI

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 and Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I of England

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. He was a patron of one of the Protestant

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 Windsor Martyrs

Windsor Martyrs

The Windsor Martyrs were 16th century English Protestants martyred at Windsor in Berkshire. Their names were Robert Testwood, Anthony Pearson and Henry Filmer....

, Anthony Pearson

Anthony Pearson (martyr)

Anthony Pierson was a 16th century English Protestant martyr during the reign of Henry VIII, one of the Windsor Martyrs.He was a regular and popular Protestant preacher in Windsor, Berkshire and at the country homes of the local Protestant gentry, including Thomas Weldon of Cannon Court, Cookham...

, for which he spent some time in the Fleet Prison

Fleet Prison

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