CLINTON, alias FIENNES, Thomas, Lord Clinton (c.1568-1619), of Tattershall, Lincs.

Family and Education

b. c. 1568, 1st s. of Sir Henry Clinton†, 2nd earl of Lincoln, and 1st w. Catherine, da. of Francis Hastings, 2nd earl of Huntingdon.CP, vii. 695. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. 1582, aged 14, MA 1588.Al. Ox. m. aft. 21 Sept. 1584, Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Henry Knyvet† of Charlton, Wilts., 8s. (5 d.v.p.) 9da. (3 d.v.p.).The Gen. n.s. xiii. 237-8. styled. Lord Clinton 1585-1610; summ. to Lords in his fa.’s barony as Lord Clinton de Say 8 Feb. 1610;CP, iii. 317-8; vii. 695. suc. fa. as 3rd earl of Lincoln 29 Sept. 1616.C142/392/66. d. 15 Jan. 1619.C142/397/67. sig. Th:[omas] Clynton.

Offices Held

J.p. Lincs. (Lindsey, Kesteven and Holland) by 1595–d.;C66/1435; 66/1988. commr. sewers, Lincs. 1600, Fenland 1604, river Gleane, Lincs. and Notts. 1607 – d., Lincoln, Lincs. 1608, Newark, Notts. 1610,APC, 1600–1, p. 46; C181/1, f. 74v; 181/2, ff. 47v, 74v, 118v, 326v. musters, Lincs. 1601–3,APC, 1600–1, p. 133; G.A.J. Hodgett, Tudor Lincs. 117. preservation of ditches, Fenland 1605,C181/1, f. 117v. subsidy Lincs. (Lindsey) 1608,SP14/31/1. oyer and terminer, Midlands circ. 1616 – d., navigation of river Welland, Lincs. 1618.C181/2, ff. 259, 316v, 330.