Thomas Chaffyn (by 1519–1559) was an English politician.

Family

Chaffyn was the son of Salisbury MP Thomas Chaffyn. He married Sybil South, the daughter of Salisbury MP,

Robert South Robert South (4 September 1634 – 8 July 1716) was an English churchman who was known for his combative preaching and his Latin poetry. Early life He was the son of Robert South, a London merchant, and Elizabeth Berry. He was born at Hackney, ...

Career

In 1547, he was

Mayor of Salisbury The following were mayors of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England: 15th–16th centuries *1387: John Hethe, MP for Salisbury, 1388 *1388,1391: John Moner, MP for Salisbury, 1397 *1395–1397: Richard Spencer, 4 times MP for Salisbury, 1395–1411 ...

. He was a

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(MP) of the

Parliament of England The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the great council of bishops and peers that advised t ...

for

Heytesbury Heytesbury is a village (formerly considered to be a town) and a civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village lies on the north bank of the Wylye, about southeast of the town of Warminster. The civil parish includes most of the small neigh ...

in November 1554 and

Salisbury Salisbury ( ) is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. The city is approximately from Southampton and from Bath. Salisbury is in the southeast of Wil ...

in 1555.

References

1559 deaths English MPs 1554–1555 Year of birth uncertain English MPs 1555 Mayors of Salisbury {{16thC-England-MP-stub