Sir Thomas Clinton (died 1415) was an English soldier and member of parliament.

Private life

Clinton was a younger son of John de Clinton, 3rd Baron Clinton of

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. Clinton married twice: firstly Alice and secondly Joan, the daughter and coheiress of Sir Ralph Meynell (d. 1388), of

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, Warwickshire and the widow of John Staunton of Staunton Harold, Leicestershire. Through Joan he acquired land in

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, Newton Regis (Warwickshire), Langley (Derbyshire) and

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. With her he may have had one daughter. On the death of his father in 1398 he inherited the manors of Hunton and Bensted in Kent, where he established the family home.

Career

He was knighted before 1386. He saw military service in Scotland and on John of Gaunt's expedition to Spain. He then transferred his allegiance to Thomas Mowbray, the Earl Marshal, following him to Ireland in 1394. He was elected

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for

in January 1397 and for

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in October 1404 and April 1414. He died of disease in mid-1415 at the siege of Harfleur when campaigning in the service of the Duke of Gloucester. There is a memorial to him in the chancel of Hunton church.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Clinton, Thomas English knights Year of birth missing 1415 deaths 14th-century births English MPs January 1397 English MPs October 1404 English MPs April 1414 14th-century English politicians 15th-century English politicians

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People from Hunton, Kent