Thomas Purfrey (c. 1556 – c. 1591), of

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and

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, was an English politician.

Family

Purfrey was the son of William Purfrey, probably of

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or Shalston,

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. He married Blandina Godwyn, whose mother was Isabel Purfrey. Blandina's father was

Thomas Godwyn Thomas Godwyn D.D. (1587–20 March 1642) was an English headmaster and scholar. Biography He was the second son of Anthony Godwyn of Wookey, Somerset ( en, All The People of Somerset) , locator_map = , coordinates = , region = South ...

, bishop of Bath and Wells, and her brother was the Wells MP,

. There are no reports of who his heir(s) were.

Career

He was a

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(MP) of the

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for

in 1589.

References

1550s births 1591 deaths English MPs 1589 Politicians from Wells, Somerset People from Banwell {{16thC-England-MP-stub