Sir Thomas Samwell, 2nd Baronet

For other people named Thomas Samwell, see Thomas Samwell (disambiguation).

Sir Thomas Samwell, 2nd Baronet Samwell (April 14, 1687 – November 16, 1757), was a Member of Parliament for Coventry from 1715 to 1722.

He was the only son of Sir Thomas Samwell, 1st Baronet of Upton, Northamptonshire and was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He succeeded his father in 1694 and entered Parliament in 1715 as a Whig with his cousin Sir Adolphus Oughton, 1st Baronet.

He married twice: firstly Millicent, daughter and heiress of Rev. Thomas Fuller, with whom he had 2 sons and 4 daughters and secondly Mary, the daughter of Sir Gilbert Clarke of Chilcote, Derbyshire and widow of William Ives, with whom he had another son and daughter.

References

• "SAMWELL, Sir Thomas, 2nd Bt. (1687-1757), of Upton, Northants and Atherstone-on-Stour, Warws". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 21 October 2014.