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s. and h. of Sir Thomas Hoo (d.1420) of Luton Hoo and Wartling by his 1st w. Eleanor (fl.1415), yr. da. and coh. of Sir Thomas Felton, KG, of Litcham, Norf., and wid. of Sir Robert Ufford of Wrentham, Suff.; er. half-bro. of Thomas II*. m. (1) bef. July 1428, Elizabeth, da. of Nicholas Wychingham of Witchingham, Norf., C139/156/11. 1da.; (2) bef. Nov. 1445, Eleanor (d.c.1475), da. of Leo, Lord Welles, CP25(1)/293/71/308. by his 1st w., CP, xii (2), 444-5. 3da. Kntd. by Jan. 1436; KG nom. 11 July, inst. 16 Aug. 1445; cr. Lord Hoo and Hastings 2 June 1448; CPR, 1446-52, p. 165. summ. 2 Jan. 1449 – 20 Jan. 1453.
Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. election, Norf. 1432.

Commr. of array, Surr., Suss. Apr. 1418, Suss. June 1421; to treat for loans, Norf., Suff. Mar. 1431; take musters May 1442 (force under the earl of Shrewsbury).

Sheriff, Beds. and Bucks. 10 Feb. – 5 Nov. 1430.

Steward of the estates of William de la Pole, earl of Suffolk, Costessey, Norf. by Mich. 1431-aft. Mich. 1432. C.F. Richmond, Paston Fam.: First Phase, 239 (citing Staffs. RO, Stafford fam. mss, D641/3, pkt. 5).

J.p. Norf. 12 Oct. 1431 – Nov. 1432.

Lt. Gisors c. Jan. – Oct. 1436; capt. 18 Oct. 1436–10 Nov. 1437. Letters and Pprs. Illust. Wars of the English ed. Stevenson, ii. 282–5.

Capt. and bailli, Mantes 13 Jan. 1438-c. Sept. 1441, 22 Dec. 1442–26 Aug. 1449, Ibid. i. 460; ii (2), [621]; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, pièces originales 1533/Hoo 2; Add. Chs. 581, 1189, 1478, 3892, 3989, 11975, 12163, 12283, 12291. Verneuil, 29 Sept. 1441-aft. June 1446, Add. Chs. 1203, 12141, 12285. ?Chateau Gaillard 1449. Wars of the English, ii (2), [629].

Master of the household of Richard, duke of York, as lt.-general and governor of France and Normandy by 20 Jan.-aft. July 1442. Add. Chs. 463, 467.

Ambassador to treat for peace with France 9 Sept. 1442, 22 Feb. – 27 June 1444, regarding Hen. VI’s marriage 22 Aug. 1444–11 Apr. 1445. Foedera ed. Rymer (Orig. edn.), xi. 13–14; E364/77, m. N; E404/62/204.

Chancellor in France and Normandy by 19 Dec. 1444 Wars of the English, ii. 360; Add. Ch. 3989. The precise date of his appointment is hard to determine. F. Duchesne, Hist. des Chanceliers et Gardes des Sceaux de France, 448–9, lists him as keeper of the seals 1 Oct. 1435 and chancellor of France 5 Dec. 1436–7 Oct. 1449, but in E403/727, m. 7 (July 1437) the abp. of Rouen is named as chancellor, and Suss. Arch. Collns. viii. 112 shows the abp. still in office 9 Sept. 1442.-1 Oct. 1449. DKR, xlviii. 368, 373; Wars of the English, i. 198–201; Add. Chs. 12283, 12291, 12660.

Parlimentarian
HOO, Thomas I (d.1455), of Luton Hoo, Beds. and Wartling, Suss. and Ockley, Surr. and Mulbarton, Norf.
Main residences: Luton Hoo, Beds.; Wartling, Suss.; Ockley, Surr.; Mulbarton, Norf.
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L.S.C.
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Commons 1422-1461
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion
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