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Thomas Crompton

1558 – 1609

English politician, died 1609

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About Thomas Crompton

Lived 1558 – 1609 (aged 50–51). Thomas Crompton was an English judge and politician.

Sir Thomas Crompton (c. 1557 – 5 February 1608) was an English barrister and judge who briefly sat in the House of Commons in the years 1587, 1601, and 1604. He became master in chancery in 1608, shortly before his death.

Crompton was the son of Sir Thomas Crompton. He matriculated at St Alban Hall, Oxford under date 20 December 1577, aged 19 and was awarded BA from Merton College on 28 January 1579 and MA on 1 December 1581. He was admitted at Inner Temple in 1581 and was awarded B and DCL at Oxford on 11 July 1589. He was a Judge of the High Court of Admiralty in Southwark, the high court of admiralty from c.1605 until his death in 1608.

In 1587, Crompton was elected Member of Parliament for Boroughbridge. He was elected MP for Whitchurch in 1601. He was knighted on 23 July 1603. In 1604 he was elected as the first MP for Oxford University. He was chancellor of the diocese of London from 1607 and master in chancery from 1608.

Crompton died on 5 February 1608.

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Important facts

Born
1558
Birth century
Died
1609
Occupation
Nationality
Education
St Alban Hall, Merton College
Positions held
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1589 Parliament, Member of the 1597-98 Parliament, Member of the 1601 Parliament

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People whose lives overlapped Thomas Crompton's

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Who was Thomas Crompton?

English politician, died 1609

When was Thomas Crompton born?

Thomas Crompton was born in 1558.

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Thomas Crompton died in 1609.

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Thomas Crompton was a judge and politician.

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Thomas Crompton was English.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Thomas Crompton

· Wikidata: Q7788711

· DBpedia: Thomas Crompton (died 1608)

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