About Thomas Jermyn
Lived 1561 – 1607 (aged 45–46). Thomas Jermyn was an English politician.
Thomas Jermyn (1561–1607) was an English politician.
Jermyn was the eldest son of John Jermyn and Mary Tollemache, and the nephew of Sir Robert Jermyn. He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. In 1576 he married Sarah Harris, by whom he had one son and two daughters.
He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Sudbury in 1588 and assumed his seat in the 7th Parliament of Elizabeth I in early 1589, likely on the interest of Sir Francis Walsingham. He died in 1607.
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Who was Thomas Jermyn?
English Member of Parliament (1561–1607)
When was Thomas Jermyn born?
Thomas Jermyn was born on 11 June 1561.
When did Thomas Jermyn die?
Thomas Jermyn died in 1607.
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Thomas Jermyn was a politician.
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Thomas Jermyn was English.
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