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Name
  
Thomas Cornwall


Role
  
Member of Parliament

Died
  
1537, Acton, London, United Kingdom

Sir Thomas Cornwall (1468–1537) 8th feudal baron of Burford. He was knighted in 1497.

He was born the son of Sir Edmund Cornwall of Burford, Shropshire. He succeeded his father in 1489, was knighted at the Battle of Blackheath in 1497, and made a knight banneret in 1513.

He was appointed High Sheriff of Herefordshire for 1502-03 and 1514–15 and High Sheriff of Shropshire for 1505-06, 1515–16, 1519–20 and 1531-02.

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Shropshire in 1529.

He married Anne, the daughter of Sir Richard Corbet of Moreton Corbet; they had two sons and three daughters. Their son Richard also became an MP and sheriff.

References

Thomas Cornwall Wikipedia