Thomas Jermyn, 2nd Baron Jermyn (10 November 1633 – 1 April 1703) was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1679 until he inherited a

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in 1684.

Biography

Jermyn was the son of Thomas Jermyn (d.1659) of

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in Suffolk, by his wife Rebecca Rodway, the heiress of William Rodway. He served as a captain of foot in

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from 1661 to 1679. From 1662 to 1679, he was

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. In 1673, Jermyn was elected as a Member of Parliament for

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in Suffolk. In 1674, he was appointed a justice of the peace for the county. In parliament, Jermyn voted against the first exclusion bill during the

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. He continued to oppose exclusion in subsequent votes, but he made no recorded speeches and was not appointed to any committees. Jermyn held the seat until 1684, when, by

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, he became

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on the death of his uncle

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and was elevated to the House of Lords. In 1684, he also inherited the position of Governor of Jersey, holding the role until his death. Between 1685 and 1687, he was a captain of the

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. Despite his opposition to exclusion, Jermyn was a supporter of the

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in 1688 and he signed the

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. He died at his townhouse at

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in 1703. He died without male issue and was succeeded in his title by his brother, the former Jacobite,

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. Jermyn's estate, valued at £15,000 per year, was divided among his four surviving adult daughters.

Marriage and issue

In 1659 he married Mary Merry, a daughter of Henry Merry of Barton Blount, Derbyshire, by whom he had five daughters and co-heiresses: *Henrietta Maria Jermyn (1665 – 27 December 1698), who married Thomas Bond. Her ledger stone survives in the Church of St. Nicholas,

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, Suffolk. *Mary Jermyn, who married

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. *Merelina Jermyn, who married, firstly,

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, and, secondly

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. *Penelope Jermyn, who married Grey James Grove. *Delariviera Jermyn (1666–1708), who married Sir Symonds D'Ewes, 3rd Baronet of Stowlangtoft, Suffolk. Her ledger stone survives in St George's Church, Stowlangtoft.

References

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