Sir Thomas Hinton III (c. 1574 – 1 February 1635) was an English politician who sat in the

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twice between 1621 and 1625. Hinton was of Wiltshire. He matriculated at

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on 15 October 1591, aged 17. He was probably knighted on 1 July 1619. In 1621, he was elected

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for Downton. He was elected MP for Ludgershall in 1625. 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Gabel-Gilmore', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 706-747. Date accessed: 22 December 2011
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hinton, Thomas 1570s births 1635 deaths English MPs 1621–1622 English MPs 1625