BERE, Thomas (1652-1725), of Huntsham, nr. Tiverton, Devon.

Constituency	Dates
Tiverton	1722 – 22 June 1725

Family and Education

bap. 23 May 1652, 1st s. of Thomas Bere of Huntsham by Margaret, da. of Sir John Davie, 1st Bt., M.P., of Creedy, Devon. educ. Exeter, Oxf. 1670. m. Mary, da. of Robert Lang of Stanton Prior, Dorset, wid. of George Stedman of Midsomer Norton, Som., 2s.

Offices Held

Commr. for victualling the navy 1706 – d.

Address

Main residence: Huntsham, nr. Tiverton, Devon.

biography text

Bere, whose family had been settled in Devonshire since the fourteenth century,1Westcote, Devonshire, 461. represented Tiverton as a Whig in eight Parliaments under William III and Anne. In 1715 and in 1722 he was returned unopposed, voting with the Administration. He died 22 June 1725.

Author

S.R.M.

Volume

Commons 1715-1754

Notes

1. Westcote, Devonshire, 461.