Sir Thomas West (died 1622) was an English politician. He was a younger son of Sir George West of Warbleton, Sussex. He was a

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(MP) of the

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for

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in 1571, for

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in 1572 and for

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in 1589. He served as a

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for Hampshire from c. 1573 and was appointed High Sheriff of Hampshire for 1585–1586. He was knighted in 1591. On his death he was buried in Eling church. He had married a daughter and co-heiress of Mr Hotofts of Hampshire and had one daughter.

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16th-century births 1622 deaths English MPs 1571 English MPs 1572–1583 English MPs 1589 Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall High Sheriffs of Hampshire {{16thC-England-MP-stub