Thomas Denton (MP)
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Sir Thomas Denton was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons
between 1604 and 1629.
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 Stow. In 1599, he was High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire
. He was knighted by the King at Salden, in July 1603.
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.
Denton died at Hillesden and was buried there on 23 September 1633.
Denton married Susan Temple daughter of John Temple of Stow in 1594. He was succeeded by his son Alexander
. His daughter Margaret married to Sir Edmund Verney.
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 1604 and 1629.
Denton was the eldest son of Alexander Denton of Hillesden
Hillesden
Hillesden is a village and is also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the very north of the county, about four miles south of Buckingham.The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'Hild's hill'...
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 Stow. In 1599, he was High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire
High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire
The High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire, in common with other counties, was originally the King's representative on taxation upholding the law in Saxon times...
. He was knighted by the King at Salden, in July 1603.
In 1604, Denton 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 Buckingham
Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)
Buckingham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
. 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
Buckinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Buckinghamshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.Its most prominent member was...
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.
Denton died at Hillesden and was buried there on 23 September 1633.
Denton married Susan Temple daughter of John Temple of Stow in 1594. He was succeeded by his son Alexander
Alexander Denton (Royalist)
Sir Alexander Denton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1625 and 1644. He supported the Royalists during the English Civil War....
. His daughter Margaret married to Sir Edmund Verney.