Name Thomas 1st Nationality English | Known for English nobleman Tenure 1645–1653 | |
Other titles 1st Viscount Lecale
4th Baron Cromwell Successor Wingfield Cromwell, 2nd Earl of Ardglass Role Edward Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell's son Died 1653, Tickencote, United Kingdom Parents Edward Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell Children Wingfield Cromwell, 2nd Earl of Ardglass, Vere Essex Cromwell, 4th Earl of Ardglass Grandchildren Elizabeth Southwell, Thomas Cromwell, 3rd Earl of Ardglass Grandparents Henry Cromwell, 2nd Baron Cromwell, Mary Paulet Great-grandparents Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell, John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester, Elizabeth Willoughby | ||
Resting place Tickencote, Rutland | ||
Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Ardglass (11 June 1594 – 1653) was an English nobleman, son of Edward Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell of Oakham and second wife Frances Rugge, also known as Repps.
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Life
He succeeded his father to the title of 4th Baron Cromwell of Oakham on 24 September 1607 and was created 1st Viscount Lecale, in Ulster, in the Peerage of Ireland, on 22 November 1624.
A supporter of King Charles I of England during the Civil War, he was his Commander of the Regiment of Horse (Ireland), and for his service he was created 1st Earl of Ardglass, in the Peerage of Ireland, on 15 April 1645. He subsequently made his peace with the Parliament by paying £460 for his "delinquency".
Marriage and issue
He married Elizabeth Meverell (died 1651), daughter and heiress of Robert Meverell of Ilam, Staffordshire, and of Throwleigh, Staffordshire (died 5 February 1627/1628) and Elizabeth Fleming, both buried at Blore, Staffordshire, the daughter of Sir Thomas Fleming, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench, and had three children:
Both he and his wife both died in 1653 and were buried at St Peter’s Church, Tickencote, Rutland, and his last will, dated 26 March 1653, was probated in 1661.