Thomas Godwyn (before 1561 – after 1586), of

Banwell Banwell is a village and civil parish on the River Banwell in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. Its population was 2,919 according to the 2011 census. History Banwell Camp, east of the village, is a univallate hillfort which h ...

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, was an English politician.

Family

Godwyn was the eldest son of

Thomas Godwyn Thomas Godwyn D.D. (1587–20 March 1642) was an English headmaster and scholar. Biography He was the second son of Anthony Godwyn of Wookey, Somerset ( en, All The People of Somerset) , locator_map = , coordinates = , region = South ...

bishop of Bath and Wells The Bishop of Bath and Wells heads the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the overwhelmingly greater part of the (ceremonial) county of Somerset and a small area of Do ...

and Isabel Purfrey, the daughter of Nicholas Purfrey of Shelston,

Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire (), abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England that borders Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-ea ...

. He married twice: Frances, who died in 1588 and Margaret Bowerman of

Wells, Somerset Wells () is a cathedral city and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, located on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills, south-east of Weston-super-Mare, south-west of Bath and south of Bristol. Although the population recorde ...

. In 1589, his sister's husband,

Thomas Purfrey Thomas Purfrey (c. 1556 – c. 1591), of Wells and Banwell, Somerset, was an English politician. Family Purfrey was the son of William Purfrey, probably of Hollingbourne, Kent or Shalston, Buckinghamshire. He married Blandina Godwyn, whose mot ...

, represented Wells.

Career

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

Wells Wells most commonly refers to: * Wells, Somerset, a cathedral city in Somerset, England * Well, an excavation or structure created in the ground * Wells (name) Wells may also refer to: Places Canada *Wells, British Columbia England * Wells ...

in 1586.

References

Year of birth uncertain Year of death uncertain English MPs 1586–1587 People from Banwell {{16thC-England-MP-stub