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Thomas Fisher (other)
Thomas Fisher may refer to: *Thomas Fisher (MP) (died 1577), English politician *Thomas Fisher (died 1613), Member of Parliament for Taunton *Thomas Fisher (antiquary) (1772–1836), English antiquary *Thomas Fisher (Upper Canada) (1792–1874), English-Canadian road builder, land developer, squire, and Etobicoke Township pioneer *Thomas Henry (illustrator) (1879–1962), also known as Thomas Henry Fisher, English illustrator *Thomas Cathrew Fisher (1871–1929), Anglican colonial bishop *Thomas L. Fisher (b. 1941), special effects artist of the 1997 film ''Titanic'' *Thomas Fisher (Guam politician), member of the Legislature of Guam See also *Tom Fisher (other) *Thomas Fischer (other) * {{human name disambiguation, Fisher, Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Fisher (MP)
Thomas Fisher or Hawkins (died 1577), was an English politician. Early life He was of obscure origin and was usually known by the name of Fisher, because his father was a fishmonger in Warwick. His ability recommended him to John Dudley, Viscount Lisle, who took him into his service, and on 4 May 1542 constituted him high steward and bailiff of his manor of Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire. For his exercise of that office during life Fisher had an annuity granted to him, which was confirmed in the reign of Mary I. He became one of the two Members of Parliament for Warwick. Dissolution of the monasteries He contrived to accumulate a vast estate in monastery and church lands. In 1546 he obtained the site of St Sepulchre's Priory, Warwick, with the lands adjacent, and proceeded to pull the monastery to the ground, raising in the place of it a house Hawkyns-nest, or Hawks-nest, also the 'Priory'; now the estate is Priory Park. In 1547, Bishop's Itchington, Warwickshire, being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |