Thomas Trentham (1538–1587) was an English politician. He was the son of

Richard Trentham Richard Trentham (by 1515 – January 1547) was an English politician. His father was Thomas Trentham of Shrewsbury from whom he inherited land in Shropshire. He entered the royal household and was an Esquire of the Household by 1537 and cupbea ...

of Rocester Abbey, who died in 1547. In 1571, he became a

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in the House of Commons as one of two members for the

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. Later that year he was appointed

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to replace the outgoing Sir Walter Aston and again in 1579. He was a staunch Protestant and greatly trusted by Queen Elizabeth and by 1577 was appointed the Custos Rotulorum of Staffordshire. He was one of the gentlemen out of Staffordshire appointed to attend

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in her remove to

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. He died in 1587 and was buried on 25 May 1587 at

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, Staffordshire. He had married

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c. 1561 with whom he had several children. He was succeeded by his son and heir

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, who became

in 1592. His second son

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became an MP for

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. His daughter,

Elizabeth Trentham Elizabeth de Vere, Countess of Oxford, formerly Elizabeth Trentham (d. c. December 1612), was the second wife of the Elizabethan courtier and poet Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. Family and early years Elizabeth Trentham was born at Roce ...

, married in 1591

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, Lord Great Chamberlain of England.

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