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Thomas Godwyn (MP)

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Thomas Godwyn (before 1561 – after 1586), of Banwell, Somerset, was an English politician.

Family[edit]

Godwyn was the eldest son of Thomas Godwyn, bishop of Bath and Wells and Isabel Purfrey, the daughter of Nicholas Purfrey of Shelston, Buckinghamshire.[1] He married twice: Frances, who died in 1588 and Margaret Bowerman of Wells, Somerset. In 1589, his sister's husband, Thomas Purfrey, represented Wells.[2]

Career[edit]

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Wells in 1586.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "GODWYN, Thomas (b.bef.1561), of Barnwell, Som". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. ^ "PURFREY, Thomas (c.1556-c.91), of Wells and Banwell, Som. | History of Parliament Online". historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 10 March 2019.


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