Thomas Crompton (died 1601), was an English politician.

Life

Crompton was the second son of John Crompton of Prestall, Deane, Bolton, Lancashire and subsequently of London, and his wife Anne, daughter of Ralph Ashton of reat Lever Lancs. By 1580 Crompton was working as chirographer of the

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, when he was granted permission to build a new Fines Office in the grounds of the

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. The buildings were erected in Middle Temple Lane and known as Crompton's Building and Crompton was granted admission to the Inner Temple. By 1589 he had become an agent for

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. It was presumably to the Earl's influence that he owed his parliamentary seats for

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in 1589, Radnor in 1593 and for both

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and

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in 1597. In the latter case it is not recorded which constituency he represented. He made his will on 24 October 1601 and had died by 31 October, when John Chamberlain reported the death of "Crompton of the Fine Office".

Family

He married Mary, the daughter of Robert Hodgson of London. By 1601 he had 4 sons and 7 daughters. His daughter Mary married William Gee, recorder of

in 1597.

References

16th-century births 1601 deaths Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales English MPs 1589 English MPs 1593 English MPs 1597–1598 People from Deane Year of birth unknown {{Wales-pre1707-MP-stub