Thomas More (1531–1606), of
Hambleden
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,
Buckinghamshire;
Barnbrough,
Yorkshire
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;
Leyton
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Essex
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and
North Mimms North Mymms is a civil parish in the English county of Hertfordshire. At the 2011 Census the civil parish had a population of 8,921.
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,
Hertfordshire, was an English politician.
He was a
Member
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(MP) of the
Parliament of England
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for
Ripon
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in November 1554, during the reign of
Mary I of England.
Family
More was the son of John More II (1510-1547), the only son of
Sir Thomas More and his first wife Jane Colt (c.1488-1511).
His paternal great-grandfather was lawyer and judge
John More.
References
1531 births
1606 deaths
English MPs 1554–1555
People from Wycombe District
People from the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster
People from Leyton
People from Welwyn Hatfield (district)
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