Thomas Chafin (1650–1691), of Chettle,

Dorset Dorset ( ; Archaism, archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, t ...

, was an English politician who sat in the

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between 1679 and 1691. Chafin commanded a troop of horse against the Duke of Monmouth at the

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in 1685. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for

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in March 1679, October 1679, 1681 and 1685 and for Dorchester in 1689 and for Hindon in 1690 and 1691. Chafin died in 1691 and was succeeded by his eldest son

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