Name Thomas Master | ||
Thomas Master (1690 – 5 February 1770) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1712 to 1747.
Master was the son of Thomas Master of Cirencester Abbey and his wife Elizabeth Driver, daughter of John Driver of Aston, Gloucestershire and was baptised on 12 July 1690. He was a student of Christ Church, Oxford in 1706 and succeeded his father in 1710. In 1712, he was elected Member of Parliament for Cirencester and sat until 1747.
Master died at the age of about 79.
Master married Joanna Chapman, daughter of Jasper Chapman of Stratton, Gloucestershire in April 1709 and had a son Thomas who was also MP for Cirencester.
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