Sir Thomas Foote, 1st Baronet (1598 – 12 October 1687) was a wealthy Citizen and

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. He was

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in 1649. During

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he was knighted by the

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Oliver Cromwell in 1657, and after the

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he was made a baronet by Charles II.

Biography

Thomas Foote was a son of John Foote and Margaret (''

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'' Brooke) of London and grandson of John Foote of Royston. In 1646 Foote was made a

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and in 1649 he was elected

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. He represented

in the

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and

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s, and was knighted by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell on 5 December 1657 (this honour passed into oblivion at the restoration of the monarchy in May 1660). Foote was created a baronet, of London, on 21 November 1660, with the title to revert on his death to his son-in-law,

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of West Clandon. Foote died on 12 October 1687, in his 89th year and was buried in All Saints Church,

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, (then in Essex). As he left no sons to succeed him, his son-in-law, Arthur Onslow succeed to baronetcy.

Family

On 16 December 1625 Foote married Elizabeth Boddicot, widow of Augustine Boddicot. He had four daughters: *Priscilla Foote, married Sir Francis Rolle (d. 1686) on 23 January 1654. *Mary Foote, married

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as his second wife. They had a number of children. *Sarah Foote, married first Sir John Lewis, 1st Baronet (d. 1671) and second

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(d. 1721) (younger brother of Arthur). *Elizabeth Foote, married

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(1607–1693) as his second wife, they had a daughter who died before he did.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Foote, Thomas, 1st Baronet 1598 births 1687 deaths Place of birth unknown Place of death unknown Baronets in the Baronetage of England Sheriffs of the City of London 17th-century lord mayors of London Members of the Parliament of England for the City of London