Charles Thynne (c 1568–1652) was an English politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1614 and 1629. Thynne was the son of Sir

John Thynne Sir John Thynne (c. 1515 – 21 May 1580) was the steward to Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (c. 1506 – 1552), and a member of parliament. He was the builder of Longleat House, and his descendants became Marquesses of Bath. Early life ...

, of Longleat, Wiltshire and his second wife Dorothy Wroughton, daughter of Sir

William Wroughton Sir William Wroughton (1509/10–1559), of Broad Hinton, Wiltshire, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Wiltshire in 1547 and April 1554. He built the present parish church of St. Peter Ad Vincula-Bro ...

, of Broad Hinton. History of Parliament Online – Thynne, John
/ref> He matriculated at Broadgates Hall, Oxford on 19 April 1583, aged 15. He was of

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, Somerset. In 1614, he was elected

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for

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in the

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. He was elected Member of Parliament for Westbury in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500–1714: Thoren-Tozer', Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714 (1891), pp. 1478–1501. Retrieved 3 June 2012
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Thynne, Charles 1568 births 1652 deaths Chares Alumni of Broadgates Hall, Oxford English MPs 1614 English MPs 1628–1629