CROMPTON, Thomas I (c.1558-1609), of London.

Family and Education

b. c. 1558, 1st s. of William Crompton of Stafford and London by Elizabeth, da. and h. of Thomas Boughton of Mardyke in Hornchurch, Essex. educ. ?Shrewsbury 1567; St. Alban Hall, Oxf. 1577; Merton, BA 1579, MA 1581, BCL, DCL 1589. m. Barbara, da. and h. of one Hudson of Yorkshire, 3s. 3da. suc. fa. 1582. Kntd. 23 July 1603.Grantees of Arms (Harl. Soc. lxvi), 66; Staffs. Peds. (Harl. Soc. lxiii), 66; PCC 28 Dorset, 31 Tirwhite.

Offices Held

Commr. for debts 1590; adv.-gen. for foreign causes 31 May 1603, for eccles. causes 8 July 1603; judge of Admiralty ct. c. 1606; chancellor of diocese of London and vicar-gen. to abp. of Canterbury 1608; master in Chancery 1608.APC, xx. 49; CSP Dom. 1603–10, pp. 11, 14; HMC Hatfield, xviii. 167; Haydn’s Book of Dignities, 395, 421–2; PRO Index 16818.

Parlimentarian

CROMPTON, Sir Thomas (c.1558-1609), of London and Cresswell, Staffs.

Main residence: London.

Author

P.W.H.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

CROMPTON, Thomas I (c.1559-1609)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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