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Thomas Widdrington

1640 – 1660

English politician

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Lived 1640 – 1660 (aged 19–20). Thomas Widdrington was an English politician.

Thomas Widdrington (baptized 19 June 1640 – May 1660) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660.

Widdrington was the son of Sir Thomas Widdrington and was baptised at St. Martin's, Coney Street, York on 19 June 1640. He was educated at Wormley School, Hertfordshire. He matriculated from Christ's College, Cambridge in 1654 and was awarded an MA in 1656. In April 1660, while still a minor, he was elected member of parliament (MP) for Morpeth in the Convention Parliament. He obtained leave to accompany Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron in a delegation to King Charles II and died at The Hague, The Netherlands of a violent fever at the age of about 20.

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1660
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Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the April 1660 Parliament

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Who was Thomas Widdrington?

English politician

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Thomas Widdrington was born on 19 June 1640.

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Thomas Widdrington died in 1660.

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Thomas Widdrington was a politician.

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Thomas Widdrington was English.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Thomas Widdrington

· Wikidata: Q7795099

· DBpedia: Thomas Widdrington (died 1660)

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