Sir Thomas Fitzwilliam, of Mablethorpe, MP

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Sir Thomas Fitzwilliam (died 4 Mar 1497) was Speaker of the House of Commons of England between 1489–1490.

Parents

• Thomas Fitzwilliam 1392-1479
• Margaret Dymoke 1398-1461 Spouse(s) : Margaret Harrington 1435-1494

Children

• William Fitz William 1460-1496
• George Fitzwilliam
• John Fitz William 1460-1492

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Fitzwilliam

Sir Thomas Fitzwilliam (died 4 Mar 1497) was Speaker of the House of Commons of England between 1489–1490.

He was born into a Lincolnshire gentry family, the son of Thomas Fitzwilliam of Mablethorpe and educated at the Inner Temple.

He was appointed recorder of Lincoln and elected MP for Lincoln in 1459. In 1467 he was returned as MP for Plympton Earle, then a seat under the control of the Crown. In 1478 he was appointed a serjeant-at-law for the Duchy of Lancaster.

After obtaining a house in Stepney, he was elected a recorder of the City of London and supported the claim of Richard III to the English throne. He nevertheless welcomed Henry Tudor after the Battle of Bosworth and became more active in government, representing London in King Henry's first parliament. He was knighted in 1486.

In 1489, in Henry's third Parliament, he was elected Speaker of the House, electing to sit as knight of the shire for Lincolnshire.

He died in 1497 and was buried in Mablethorpe church. He had married Margaret Harrington (d. 1498),with whom he had at least three sons, John, George, and William. John predeceased him, and he was succeeded by John's son, another Thomas, who also died young in 1502. The estates then passed to Sir Thomas' second son, George.

Source: ancesytry.com: Thomas Fitzwilliam Found 10 Records, 10 Photos and 489,688 Family Trees Born in England on 1430 to Thomas Fitzwilliam and Margaret Dymoke. Thomas married Margaret Harrington and had 2 children. He passed away on 1494 in England. Family Members Parents Thomas Fitzwilliam 1392-1479 Margaret Dymoke 1398-1461

Spouse(s)

Margaret Harrington 1435-1494

Children

William Fitz William 1460-1496

John Fitz William 1460-1492

Sources

• link to Testamenta Vetusta: Being Illustrations from Wills, of Manners ..., Volume 2 By Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas page 400. “SIR THOMAS FITZ-WILLIAM, KNT.Thomas Fitz-William, of Mablethorpe, Knight, 15th June 1494. My body to be buried at the Priory of Hagenby, in the county of Lincoln. Thomas my father; Margaret my wife; George and William my sons *.”