Sir Thomas Coventry, Lord Keeper, 1st Baron Coventry of Aylesborough

Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry of Aylesborough, was the son of Sir Thomas Coventry and Margaret Jeffries. He matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 15 December 1592. He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1594.1 He was a practising barrister in November 1603. He held the office of Bencher of the Inner Temple in 1614.1 He held the office of Recorder of London from November 1616 to March 1617. He held the office of Solicitor-General between 1617 and 1621. He was invested as a Knight on 16 March 1616/17 at Theobalds, Hertfordshire, England.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Droitwich from 1620 to 1621. He held the office of Attorney-General from 1620/21 to 1625. He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 30 October 1625.1 He held the office of Lord Keeper of the Great Seal between 1 November 1625 and 1640.1 He held the office of High Steward of Cambridge between 1626 and 1640.1 He was created 1st Baron Coventry of Aylesborough, co. Worcester [England] on 10 April 1628.1 He held the office of Lord High Steward on 25 April 1631, at the trial of Lord Audley. He held the office of Recorder of Boston in 1633.1 He held the office of High Steward of Kingston-on-Hull in 1633.1 He held the office of Recorder of Coventry between 1634 and 1640. He held the office of High Steward of St. Albans. He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.

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Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry of Aylesborough1

M, #35248, b. 1578, d. 14 January 1639/40

Last Edited=6 Mar 2012

Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry of Aylesboorugh by Cornelius Johnson, 1627 2

    Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry of Aylesborough was born in 1578 at Croome Dabitot, Worcestershire, England.1 He was the son of Sir Thomas Coventry and Margaret Jeffries.1 He married, firstly, Sarah Sebright, daughter of John Sebright and Anne Bullingham, before 1606.1 He married, secondly, Elizabeth Aldersey, daughter of John Aldersey and Anne Lowe, before 1610.3 He died on 14 January 1639/40 at Durham House, the Strand, London, England.3 He was buried on 1 March 1639/40 at Croome Dabitot, Worcestershire, England.3 His will was probated on 18 January 1639/40.3

    He matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 15 December 1592.1 He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1594.1 He was a practising barrister in November 1603.1 He held the office of Bencher of the Inner Temple in 1614.1 He held the office of Recorder of London from November 1616 to March 1617.1 He held the office of Solicitor-General between 1617 and 1621.1 He was invested as a Knight on 16 March 1616/17 at Theobalds, Hertfordshire, England.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Droitwich from 1620 to 1621.1 He held the office of Attorney-General from 1620/21 to 1625.1 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 30 October 1625.1 He held the office of Lord Keeper of the Great Seal between 1 November 1625 and 1640.1 He held the office of High Steward of Cambridge between 1626 and 1640.1 He was created 1st Baron Coventry of Aylesborough, co. Worcester [England] on 10 April 1628.1 He held the office of Lord High Steward on 25 April 1631, at the trial of Lord Audley.1 He held the office of Recorder of Boston in 1633.1 He held the office of High Steward of Kingston-on-Hull in 1633.1 He held the office of Recorder of Coventry between 1634 and 1640.1 He held the office of High Steward of St. Albans.1 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.4

Children of Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry of Aylesborough and Sarah Sebright

1.Hon. Elizabeth Coventry+1

2.Thomas Coventry, 2nd Baron Coventry of Aylesborough+2 b. c 1606, d. 27 Oct 1661

Children of Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry of Aylesborough and Elizabeth Aldersey

1.Hon. Mary Coventry+3

2.Hon. Anne Coventry+1 d. 1662

3.Hon. Margaret Coventry1 d. 11 Jul 1649

4.Hon. Dorothy Coventry+1 d. c May 1679

5.Hon. Sir William Coventry1 d. 23 Jun 1686

6.Hon. John Coventry+1 b. c 1611

7.Hon. Francis Coventry+4 b. 1612, d. 1680

8.Hon. Henry Coventry1 b. 1618, d. 7 Dec 1686

Citations

1.[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 929. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

2.[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 477. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

3.[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XII/2, page 585.

4.[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 472.

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