About Thomas Trenchard
Lived 1582 – 1657 (aged 74–75). Thomas Trenchard was an English politician.
Sir Thomas Trenchard (1582 – 1657) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1648.
Trenchard was the son of Sir George Trenchard of Warmwell and his wife Ann Speke daughter of Sir George Speke of Whitelackington. He was knighted at Theobalds on 15 December 1613. He was appointed High Sheriff of Dorset in 1634.
In 1621, Trenchard was elected Member of Parliament for Dorset. In April 1640, he was elected MP for Bridport in the Short Parliament. In 1645, he was re-elected MP for Dorset for the Long Parliament and sat until 1648 when he was excluded under Pride's Purge.
Trenchard married Elizabeth Morgan. He had a son Thomas who was the father of John Trenchard Secretary of State.
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English politician
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Thomas Trenchard was born in 1582.
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Thomas Trenchard died in 1657.
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Thomas Trenchard was a politician.
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Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Thomas Trenchard (Dorset MP)
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