Family and Education
b. c.1557, 1st s. of John Clench of Holbrooke, j.q.b. 1584-1602, and Katharine, da. and coh. of Thomas Almott of Creeting All Saints, Suff. educ. L. Inn 1575, called 1584. m. (1) Margery (d. 2 July 1597), da. of John Barker†, merchant, of Ipswich, 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da.; (2) 6 July 1601, Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Thomas Revesby of Lavenham, Suff. wid. of Henry Wingfield of Crowfield, Suff. s.p.; (3) c.1609, Anne (d. 2 Aug. 1626), da. of John Burd of Denston, Suff. customer of London, wid. of Sir Anthony Wingfield† of Goodwins Hoo, Suff., s.p. suc. fa. 1607.W.A. Copinger, Manors of Suff. ii. 289; vi. 66; LI Admiss.; LI Black Bks. i. 434; Vis Suff. ed. Metcalfe, 124-5; Muns. of Ancient Saxon Fam. of Wingfield comp. M.E. Wingfield, Visct. Powerscourt, 4, 5. bur. 10 Nov. 1624 10 Nov. 1624. Add. 19105, f. 58.
Offices Held

Reader, Furnival’s Inn, 1600. Readers and Readings in Inns of Ct. and Chancery ed. J.H. Baker (Selden Soc. suppl. ser. xiii), 204.

J.p. Suff. by c.1609–d.; C66/1822; 66/2310. commr. sewers, Suff. 1609 – 20, Essex and Suff. 1617, piracy, Suff. 1612; C181/2, ff. 95, 174v, 272. sheriff, Suff. 1615–16; List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 132. commr. inquiry, Katherine Blaker, alien, Ipswich, Suff. 1618, C181/2, f. 308v. subsidy, Suff. 1621 – 22, 1624; C212/22/20–1, 23. dep. lt. Suff. 1623–d. HMC 13th Rep. IV, 441; CSP Dom. 1623–5, p. 436.

Main residences: Holbrooke, Suff.; Lincoln's Inn, London.
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Commons 1604-1629
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CLENCH, Thomas (c.1557-1624)

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