Thomas Clerke (MP)
Appearance
Thomas Clerke (c.1485-1555), of Wookey, Somerset, and London, was an English politician.
Family
Clerke was the second son of Clement Clerke of Great Livermere and Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, and his wife, Alice. Thomas was probably educated at Bury St Edmunds Grammar School and at the University of Cambridge. By 1523, he had married a woman named Antonia, and they had two sons and two daughters. One of their sons, John Clerke, was MP for Bath, Somerset in the same year his father represented Wells.
Career
He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Wells in 1547.[1]
References
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