Thomas Roper (1533/34–1598) was an English politician. He was the eldest son of William Roper of St Dunstan's, Canterbury and Eltham, Kent and educated at

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. He was a

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(MP) of the

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for New Shoreham in October 1553 and for

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in 1558. He married Lucy, the daughter of Sir Anthony Browne of Cowdray, Sussex, with whom he had 5 sons and 5 daughters.

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* 1534 births 1598 deaths Members of Lincoln's Inn Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall English MPs 1553 (Mary I) English MPs 1558 {{16thC-England-MP-stub