Thomas Jermyn, 2nd Baron Jermyn

Thomas Jermyn, 2nd Baron Jermyn (10 November 1633 – 1 April 1703) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1679 until he inherited a peerage in 1684.

Biography Jermyn was the son of Thomas Jermyn (d.1659) of Rushbrooke Hall in Suffolk, by his wife Rebecca Rodway, the heiress of William Rodway. He served as a captain of foot in Jersey from 1661 to 1679. From 1662 to 1679, he was Lieutenant Governor of Jersey. In 1673, Jermyn was elected as a Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. In 1674, he was appointed a justice of the peace for the county. In parliament, Jermyn voted against the first exclusion bill during the Exclusion Crisis. He continued to oppose exclusion in subsequent votes, but he made no recorded speeches and was not appointed to any committees. Jermyn held the seat until 1684, when, by special remainder, he became Baron Jermyn on the death of his uncle Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans and was elevated to the House of Lords. In 1684, he also inherited the position of Governor of Jersey, holding the role until his death. Between 1685 and 1687, he was a captain of the 12th Regiment of Foot. He was succeeded in his title by his brother, the former Jacobite, Henry Jermyn, 1st Baron Dover. Jermyn's estate, valued at £15,000 per year, was divided among his four surviving adult daughters. Delariviera Jermyn (1666–1708), who married Sir Symonds D'Ewes, 3rd Baronet of Stowlangtoft, Suffolk. Her ledger stone survives in St George's Church, Stowlangtoft. Penelope Jermyn (1670–1728), who married Grey James Grove. Merelina Jermyn (1673–1727), who married, firstly, Sir Thomas Spring, 3rd Baronet, and, secondly Sir William Gage, 2nd Baronet.