Thomas Poley (by 1523 – 1563 or 1564), of London and

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was an English politician. He was a

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(MP) for

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in 1545,

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in April 1554 and

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in 1555. Thomas was the son of Edmund Poley and Mirabel Garneys. His brother, John Poley, married Anne, daughter of

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. Their son,

Edmund Poley Edmund Poley (1544–1613), of Badley, Suffolk was an English politician. He was a Member of the Parliament of England for Bodmin in 1572–1581, for Knaresborough in 1584 and for Clitheroe in 1586. Edmund was the son of John Poley and Anne, da ...

was also an MP. On 11 July 1553 Thomas Cornwallis had declared

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as Queen of England succeeding

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at the Cornhill,

. However, later that day, Poley declared Mary Tudor to be the rightful Queen.

References

1564 deaths People from Ware, Hertfordshire Politicians from London English MPs 1545–1547 Year of birth uncertain English MPs 1554 English MPs 1555 Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Ipswich {{16thC-England-MP-stub