Thomas Holland was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons

House of Commons of England

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 at various times between 1593 and 1611.

Holland was the son of a freeman of Dartmouth and his wife Anne Holland of Wood Street London. In 1592 he played a major part in the purchase of a Spanish carrack, the Madre de Dios, which had been brought into Dartmouth harbour. He was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Dartmouth

Dartmouth (UK Parliament constituency)

Dartmouth, also at some times called Clifton, Dartmouth and Hardness, was a parliamentary borough in Devon which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1298 and to the Commons of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom from 1351 until 1832, and then one member from...

in 1593. He was mayor of Dartmouth in 1597. Over the years, he leased land and property from the town of Dartmouth and lent large sums of money to the corporation. In 1604 he was elected MP for Dartmouth again.

Holland made his wil in November 1618 and died by 9 March 1619 when the will was proved.

Holland was married and had at least one son and daughter.