Thomas Crouch
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Thomas Crouch was an English academic and politician who sat in the House of Commons
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...

 from 1660 to 1679.

Crouch was the son of Thomas Crouch of Letchworth, Hertfordshire and was baptised in St Bartholomew’s Church Layston on 18 October 1607. He was educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....

 and was admitted as a scholar to King's College, Cambridge
King's College, Cambridge
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 on 26 June 1626. He was awarded BA in 1630 and MA in 1633. He was a Fellow of Kings College from 1629 to 1650, when he was ejected. In 1643, he was proctor, and held the post again from 1649 to 1650. He migrated to Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
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  where he resided as Fellow.

In 1660, Crouch was elected Member of Parliament
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 for Cambridge University
Cambridge University (UK Parliament constituency)
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 in the Convention Parliament. he was re-elected in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament
Cavalier Parliament
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 and sat until 1679.

Crouch died at the age of 71 and was buried on 30 August 1679 in King's College Chapel where there is a monument. This reads in Latin

Aperiet Deus tumulos ; et educet

Nos de sepulchris.

Qualis eram, dies isthaec cum

Venerit, scies.


(God will open up the graves, and lead us from our sepulchres. What manner of man I was, you will know, when that day
comes)
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