PLAYER, Sir Thomas (d.1686), of Hackney, Mdx. and Basinghall Street, London.

Family and Education

o.s. of Thomas Player, hosier, of Mare Street, Hackney by w. Rebecca. m. lic. 16 Apr. 1641, Joyce, da. of William Kendall, Merchant Taylor, of London, s.p. Kntd. 5 Aug. 1660; suc. fa. 1672.Soc. of Genealogists, Boyd’s London Units, 35759; London Mar. Lic. (Index Lib. xlii), 220.

Offices Held

Member, Haberdashers’ Co. 1659; col. white auxil. regt. of militia ft. London Apr. 1660; j.p. Mdx. July 1660–80; commr. for assessment, Mdx. 1661 – 80, London 1673 – 80; dep. lt. London 1662 – 77; leader, Hon. Artillery Co. 1669 – 70; asst. R. Africa Co. 1672 – 75; lt.-col. orange regt. of militia ft. London by 1672 – 74, col. 1674 – 77, common councilman 1672 – 82, chamberlain 1672 – 83, deputy 1675 – 83; commr. for recusants, Mdx. 1675.J. R. Woodhead, Rulers of London, 131; Parl. Intell. 2 Apr. 1660; Sel. Charters (Selden Soc. xxviii), 189; SP29/61/5.

Commr. for disbandment 1679.

FRS 1673.

Parlimentarian

PLAYER, Sir Thomas (d.1686), of Hackney, Mdx. and Basinghall Street, London.

Main residences: Hackney, Mdx.; Basinghall Street, London.

Author

E.C.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

PLAYER, Sir Thomas (-d.1686)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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