Thomas Ingoldsby (3 March 1689 – 1768), of Waldridge, near

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, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1730 to 1734. Waldridge Manor - geograph

Ingoldsby was the eldest surviving son of Richard Ingoldsby of Waldridge and his wife Mary Colmore, daughter of William Colmore of Warwick. In 1703 he succeeded his father. He was probably educated at

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in 1704 and matriculated at

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on 19 September 1706, aged 16. He married Anne Limbrey, daughter of John Limbrey of Tangier Park, Hampshire. Ingoldsby was elected

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(MP) for

at a contested by-election on 13 February 1730, when he defeated the sitting Member who was a follower of Walpole. He voted with the Government on the

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of 1733 and on the repeal of the Septennial Act 1734. In 1733, he was recorded as supporting administration candidates in Buckinghamshire for the

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, but did not stand himself. Ingoldsby died in late 1768. He had one surviving daughter.

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1689 births 1768 deaths People from Aylesbury Vale British MPs 1727–1734 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub