EXTON, Sir Thomas (1631-88), of Trinity Hall, Cambridge.

Family and Education

bap. 2 June 1631, 1st s. of John Exton of Westminster, judge of the Admiralty 1651-68, by Thomasina, da. and coh. of Ralph Brooke, York Herald, of London. educ. Merchant Taylors’ 1637-43; Trinity Hall, Camb. 1647, LL.B. 1652, LL.D. 1662; G. Inn. 1649, called 1659, ancient 1676; advocate, Doctors’ Commons 1664. m. 19 Jan. 1664, Isabella, da. of Robert Hore, Apothecary, of London, wid. of Thomas Prujean of Hornchurch, Essex, 1s. 1da. suc. fa. 1668; Kntd. 23 Nov. 1675.Guildhall RO, St. Andrew Holborn par. reg.; DNB; Le Neve’s Knights (Harl. Soc. viii), 303; St. Benet Paul’s Wharf (Harl. Soc. Reg. xxxix), 47; London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 1099.

Offices Held

Fellow of Trinity Hall 1651 – 63, master 1676 – d.; chancellor, London dioc. 1663 – d.; j.p. Essex 1665 – 87; commr. for assessment, Westminster 1667 – 69, Cambridge, Camb. Univ. and London 1679 – 80; vicar-gen. to the abp. of Canterbury 1684–d.DNB; Bramston Autobiog. (Cam. Soc. xxxii), 247; H. E. Malden, Hist. Trin. Hall, 161.

Advocate-gen. 1675 – 86; judge of the Admiralty July – Dec. 1686; dean of the arches 1686–d.CSP Dom. 1675–6, p. 401; 1686–7, pp. 194, 223; Cal. Treas. Bks. iv. 849; Newcourt, Rep. i. 446.

Parlimentarian

EXTON, Sir Thomas (1631-88), of Trinity Hall, Cambridge.

Main residence: Trinity Hall, Cambridge.

Author

E.R.E.

G.J.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

EXTON, Sir Thomas (1631-88)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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