Thomas Wise
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Sir Thomas Wise KB was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England
between 1621 and 1622.
Wise was the son of Thomas Wise of Sydenham, Devon and his wife Mary Buller, daughter of Richard Buller of "Shillingham," Cornwall. He was created a knight of the Bath at the coronation of James I in 1603. In 1612 he was High Sheriff of Devon
.
In 1621, Wise was elected Member of Parliament
for Bere Alston
.
Wise built a house at Mount Wise on ancestral lands in the parish of Stoke Damerel, on a headland jutting out into Plymouth Sound
. He also built Sydenham House "beautified by buildings of such height as the very foundations are ready to reel under the burden"
Wise was buried at Marystow
, where there is a marble monument supported by eight Corinthian columns surrounded by other monuments to the WIse family.
Wise married Margaret Stafford, daughter of Robert Stafford of Stowford, Devon. Their son Thomas Wise
was also an MP, and their daughter Margaret married Sir Samuel Rolle
.
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 1621 and 1622.
Wise was the son of Thomas Wise of Sydenham, Devon and his wife Mary Buller, daughter of Richard Buller of "Shillingham," Cornwall. He was created a knight of the Bath at the coronation of James I in 1603. In 1612 he was High Sheriff of Devon
High Sheriff of Devon
The High Sheriff of Devon is the Queen's representative for the County of Devon, a territory known as his bailiwick. Selected from three nominated people, he holds his office over the duration of a year. He has judicial, ceremonial and administrative functions and executes High Court...
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In 1621, Wise 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 Bere Alston
Bere Alston (UK Parliament constituency)
Bere Alston or Beeralston was a parliamentary borough in Devon, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1584 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act as a rotten borough.-History:...
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Wise built a house at Mount Wise on ancestral lands in the parish of Stoke Damerel, on a headland jutting out into Plymouth Sound
Plymouth Sound
Plymouth Sound, or locally just The Sound, is a bay at Plymouth in England.Its southwest and southeast corners are Penlee Point in Cornwall and Wembury Point on Devon, a distance of about 3 nautical miles . Its northern limit is Plymouth Hoe giving a north-south distance of nearly 3 nautical miles...
. He also built Sydenham House "beautified by buildings of such height as the very foundations are ready to reel under the burden"
Wise was buried at Marystow
Marystow
Marystow or Stow-St. Mary was a village and parish in the Tavistock district of Devon....
, where there is a marble monument supported by eight Corinthian columns surrounded by other monuments to the WIse family.
Wise married Margaret Stafford, daughter of Robert Stafford of Stowford, Devon. Their son Thomas Wise
Thomas Wise (MP for Devon)
Thomas Wise was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England at various times between 1625 and 1641.Wise was the son of Sir Thomas Wise and his wife Margaret Stafford, daughter of Robert Stafford of Stowford, Devon. His father had been an MP and had built houses at Mount...
was also an MP, and their daughter Margaret married Sir Samuel Rolle
Samuel Rolle
Sir Samuel Rolle was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1640 and 1647. He supported the parliamentary side in the English Civil War....
.