Thomas Denton (died 1633)

Sir Thomas Denton (1574-1633) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1604 and 1629.

Thomas Denton
Died19 September 1633 Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationPolitician Edit this on Wikidata
Spouse(s)Susan Temple Edit this on Wikidata
Parent(s)
  • Alexander Denton, of Hillesden Edit this on Wikidata
Position heldMember of the 1604-11 Parliament, Member of the 1614 Parliament, Member of the 1621-22 Parliament, Member of the 1624-25 Parliament, Member of the 1626 Parliament, Member of the 1628-29 Parliament Edit this on Wikidata

Denton was the eldest son of Alexander Denton of Hillesden and his wife Mary Martin, daughter of Sir Roger Martin, Lord Mayor of London. He succeeded his father in 1576. Following his marriage in 1594, he lived at Stowe, Buckinghamshire, and in 1601, he was High Sheriff of the county. He was knighted by the King at Salden, in July 1603.[1]

In 1604, Denton was elected Member of Parliament for Buckingham. He was re-elected MP for Buckingham in 1614, when on 3 June 1614 he brought in a bill into the House of Commons to fix the Summer Assizes at the Town of Buckingham. In 1624 he was elected MP for Buckinghamshire and was re-elected for Buckinghamshire in 1626. In 1628 he was elected MP for Buckingham again and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.[1]

Denton died at Hillesden and was buried there on 23 September 1633.[1]

In 1594 Denton married Susan Temple, daughter of John Temple of Stowe and sister of Sir Thomas Temple. He was succeeded by his son Alexander. His daughter Margaret married Sir Edmund Verney.

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Parliament of England
Preceded by
Christopher Hatton
Robert Newdigate
Member of Parliament for Buckingham
1604–1622
With: Sir Edward Tyrrell 1604–1606
Sir Francis Goodwin 1606–1611
Sir Ralph Winwood 1614
Richard Oliver 1621–1622
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire
1624
With: Sir William Fleetwood
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire
1626
With: Sir Francis Goodwin
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Buckingham
1628–1629
With: Richard Oliver
Parliament suspended until 1640
Political offices
Preceded by
Sir William Clerke
High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire
1601
Succeeded by