Thomas Master (1624 – 5 November 1680) was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1660. Master was the son of Sir William Master of

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and his wife Alice Estcourt, daughter of Sir Edward Estcourt of Salisbury, Wiltshire and was baptised on 30 June 1624. He was a student of

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in 1647. History of Parliament Online - Thomas Master
/ref> In April 1660, Master was elected

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for

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in the Convention Parliament. He was captain of foot militia in Gloucestershire in April 1660. On the Restoration, he signed the Gloucestershire address welcoming King Charles II and was one of those nominated for the title

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when his income was assessed at £1,000 a year. He was J.P. from July 1660 until his death and commissioner for assessment from August 1660. In 1662 he was

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. He was commissioner of inquiry for Kingswood chase in 1671. In the same year he became embroiled in an altercation with John Grobham Howe at a by-election. Howe hit him with an iron-tipped cane and was subsequently convicted of riot. Master died at the age of about 56 and was buried at Cirencester. Master married Elizabeth Dyke, daughter of Sir Thomas Dyke of Horeham, Waldron, Sussex under a settlement of 27 January 1661 and had two sons of whom

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was also MP for Cirencester. His widow died on 28 January 1704.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Master, Thomas 1624 births 1680 deaths English MPs 1660 Members of Lincoln's Inn Politicians from Gloucestershire