About Thomas Newnham
Lived 1697 – 1761 (aged 64). Thomas Newnham was a British politician.
Thomas Newnham (1 May 1697 – 18 September 1761) was an English politician. He sat as MP for Queenborough from 1741 till 1754.
He was the first son of Nathaniel Newnham, a London merchant and the brother of Nathaniel Newnham. He married Penelope, the daughter of B. R. Shelley.
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Who was Thomas Newnham?
British Member of Parliament (1697-1761)
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Thomas Newnham was born on 1 May 1697.
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Thomas Newnham died on 18 September 1761.
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Thomas Newnham was a politician.
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Thomas Newnham was British.
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