Thomas Grantham (died 1558)
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Thomas Grantham (by 1525 - 15 October 1558) was an English politician.
He was the only son of Vincent Grantham of Goltho and Lincoln and trained for the law in Lincoln's Inn.
He was elected a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Lincoln in 1547. He was a Justice of the Peace (JP) for Lincolnshire (Kesteven and Lindsey) from 1554 to his death. He was an alderman for Lincoln from 1557, serving as Mayor of Lincoln for 1557-8.
He married Mary, the daughter and coheiress of Sir John Dunham of Kirklington, Nottinghamshire, with whom he had 3 sons and 4 daughters.
References
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (May 2014) |
- "GRANTHAM, Thomas (by 1525-58), of Goltho and Lincoln and Lincoln's Inn, London". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 30 July 2014.