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'''Thomas Grantham''' (1612–1655) was an English politician who sat in the [[House of Commons of England|House of Commons]] from 1640 to 1653. He fought on the [[Roundheads|Parliamentary]] side in the [[English Civil War]].
'''Thomas Grantham''' (1612–1655) was an English politician who sat in the [[House of Commons of England|House of Commons]] from 1640 to 1653. He fought on the [[Roundheads|Parliamentary]] side in the [[English Civil War]].


Grantham was the son of [[Thomas Grantham (died 1630)|Sir Thomas Grantham]] and his wife Frances Puckering. He was baptised at [[Goltho]], Lincolnshire on 5 November 1612.
Grantham was the son of [[Thomas Grantham (died 1630)|Sir Thomas Grantham]] and his wife Frances Puckering. He was baptised at [[Goltho]], Lincolnshire on 5 November 1612.


In April 1640, Grantham was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency)|Lincoln]] in the [[Short Parliament]]. He was re-elected MP for Lincoln for the [[Long Parliament]] in November 1640.<ref name=Willis>[http://books.google.com/books?id=5V09AAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22Browne+Willis%22&source=bl&ots=NlR4ZTzW3S&sig=Pm35du8puwXQ6zQe811JbwnjHIc&hl=en&ei=01hsTJKDKpGj4QaR55XZAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CCYQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false Browne Willis ''Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences'' 1750 pp229-239]</ref>He raised a regiment of foot which fought at the [[Battle of Aylesbury]]<ref>[http://met.open.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/BKM/Military/Civil_War/BattleOfAylesbury/parliament.html Account of the Battle of Aylesbury published by the Parliament]
In April 1640, Grantham was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency)|Lincoln]] in the [[Short Parliament]]. He was re-elected MP for Lincoln for the [[Long Parliament]] in November 1640.<ref name=Willis>{{Cite Notitia Parliamentaria|converted=1|part=2|pages=229–239}}</ref> He raised a regiment of foot which fought at the [[Battle of Aylesbury]]<ref>[http://met.open.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/BKM/Military/Civil_War/BattleOfAylesbury/parliament.html Account of the Battle of Aylesbury published by the Parliament] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808034854/http://met.open.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/BKM/Military/Civil_War/BattleOfAylesbury/parliament.html |date=8 August 2011 }}
</ref> in 1642.
</ref> in 1642.


Grantham died in 1655 at the age of 42. He had married Dorothy Alford daughter of Sir William Alford. She had inherited [[Meaux Abbey]], near Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/cu31924029785684#page/n57/mode/2up Josiah George Alford ''Alford family notes, ancient and modern'' (1908)]</ref>
Grantham died in 1655 at the age of 42.

Grantham married Dorothy Alford daughter of Sir William Alford. She had inherited Meaux Abbey.<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924029785684#page/n57/mode/2up Josiah George Alford ''Alford family notes, ancient and modern'' (1908)]</ref>


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==References==
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Thomas Grantham (1612–1655) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1653. He fought on the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.

Grantham was the son of Sir Thomas Grantham and his wife Frances Puckering. He was baptised at Goltho, Lincolnshire on 5 November 1612.

In April 1640, Grantham was elected Member of Parliament for Lincoln in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Lincoln for the Long Parliament in November 1640.[1] He raised a regiment of foot which fought at the Battle of Aylesbury[2] in 1642.

Grantham died in 1655 at the age of 42. He had married Dorothy Alford daughter of Sir William Alford. She had inherited Meaux Abbey, near Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.
  2. ^ Account of the Battle of Aylesbury published by the Parliament Archived 8 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Josiah George Alford Alford family notes, ancient and modern (1908)
Parliament of England
Parliament suspended since 1629 Member of Parliament for Lincoln
1640
With: John Farmery 1640
John Broxholme 1640–1647
Thomas Lister
Not represented in Barebones Parliament