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Thomas Godwyn (MP)

Thomas Godwyn (MP)

16th-century English politician

Thomas Godwyn (before 1561 – after 1586), of Banwell, Somerset, was an English politician.

Family

Godwyn was the eldest son of Thomas Godwyn, bishop of Bath and Wells and Isabel Purfrey, the daughter of Nicholas Purfrey of Shelston, Buckinghamshire.[1] He married twice: Frances, who died in 1588 and Margaret Bowerman of Wells, Somerset. In 1589, his sister's husband, Thomas Purfrey, represented Wells.[2]

Career

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Wells in 1586.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "GODWYN, Thomas (b.bef.1561), of Barnwell, Som". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. [2]
    "PURFREY, Thomas (c.1556-c.91), of Wells and Banwell, Som. | History of Parliament Online". historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 10 March 2019.


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