Sir Thomas Moulson (sometimes spelled "Mowlson") (1582–1638), an alderman and member of the

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, was a

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in 1624 and

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in 1634. He represented the

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as a Member of Parliament in 1628. Sir Thomas was a native of Hargrave,

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, and in 1627 built a combined chapel and school in the village which is now

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. He also set up a trust to maintain the chapel and school. His wife, Lady Anne Moulson (''née'' Radcliffe; 1576–1661), was commemorated in 1894 by the name of

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. One of their grandsons, John Kendrick, became Lord Mayor of London (1634).Sanders, Francis, Irvine, William Ferguson, and Brownbill, J
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1582 births 1638 deaths Sheriffs of the City of London 17th-century lord mayors of London Members of the Parliament of England for the City of London English MPs 1628–1629 {{17thC-England-MP-stub