Sir Thomas Style, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Thomas Style, 2nd Baronet (1624–1702) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
between 1656 and 1659.
Style was the son of Sir Thomas Style, 1st Baronet of Wateringbury, Kent and his wife Elizabeth Foulkes daughter of Robert Foulkes of Monchesning, Essex. His father was High Sheriff of Kent
in 1634.
In 1656, Style was elected Member of Parliament
for Kent
in the Second Protectorate Parliament
. He was re-elected MP for Kent in the Third Protectorate Parliament
.
Style died at the age of 78.
Style married firstly Elizabeth Airmine, daughter of Sir William Airmine, 1st Baronet
and secondly Margaret Twisden, daughter of Sir Thomas Twisden, 1st Baronet
. He was succeeded by his son Oliver by his first wife who died a few months after. Oliver was succeeded by his half-brother Thomas.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
between 1656 and 1659.
Style was the son of Sir Thomas Style, 1st Baronet of Wateringbury, Kent and his wife Elizabeth Foulkes daughter of Robert Foulkes of Monchesning, Essex. His father was High Sheriff of Kent
High Sheriff of Kent
The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...
in 1634.
In 1656, Style was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Kent
Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
Kent was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Kent in southeast England. It returned two "knights of the shire" to the House of Commons by the bloc vote system from the year 1290...
in the Second Protectorate Parliament
Second Protectorate Parliament
The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons...
. He was re-elected MP for Kent in the Third Protectorate Parliament
Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons...
.
Style died at the age of 78.
Style married firstly Elizabeth Airmine, daughter of Sir William Airmine, 1st Baronet
Sir William Airmine, 1st Baronet
Sir William Airmine, 1st Baronet , of Osgodby in Lincolnshire, was an English Member of Parliament, and a leading member of the Long Parliament during the English Civil War.-Biography:...
and secondly Margaret Twisden, daughter of Sir Thomas Twisden, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Twisden, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Twisden, 1st Baronet was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1647 to 1648. He was a High Court judge who presided at the trial of regicides....
. He was succeeded by his son Oliver by his first wife who died a few months after. Oliver was succeeded by his half-brother Thomas.