Name Sir Whitmore, Role Politician | Died 1653 Spouse Elizabeth Acton | |
Children Sir William Whit, 2nd Baronet, Elizabeth Whit, Sir Thomas Whit, Anne Whit, Dorothy Whit Parents Dorothy Weld, William Whit Siblings Mary Whit, George Whit Grandchildren Frances Whit, Henrietta Whit, Dorothy Whit | ||
Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Baronet (28 November 1612 – 1653) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1640 and 1644. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.
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Biography
Whitmore was the son of Sir William Whitmore of Apley and his second wife Dorothy Weld, daughter of John Weld of London. His father was High Sheriff of Shropshire in 1620, and elder brother of Sir George Whitmore(d.1654), Lord Mayor of London.
In April 1640, Whitmore was elected Member of Parliament for Bridgnorth for the Short Parliament. He was re-elected in November 1640 in the Long Parliament and held the seat until 1644 when he was disabled for supporting the King. He was created a baronet, of Apley, on 28 June 1641.
In February, 1645, Whitmore's home Apley House was taken by the Parliamentarians, under Sir John Price. Whitmore and his father, Sir Francis Oatley, Mr. Owen, and about sixty men, were captured. Their estates and moveable property were sequestered by the county's Sequestration Committee and they were held in confinement for a considerable time.
Whitmore died at the age of 41. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son William.
Family
Whitmore married Elizabeth Acton, daughter of Sir William Acton, 1st Baronet. They had children: