Sir Thomas Brydges (died 14 November 1559) was an English landowner, a royal office holder and MP for
Oxfordshire in first parliament of
Elizabeth I
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(January 1559).
Biography
Brydges was the second son of Sir Giles Brydges (died 1511) of Coberley, Gloucestershire, and his wife, Isabel Baynham. His elder brother was
John, Lord Chandos, and his patronage at court helped Thomas Brydges' career.
As a substantial landowner and member of the Oxfordshire gentry Brydges carried out various duties for his sovereign.
In 1544 he mustered troops for the
French campaign
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, and he was later posted to Boulogne (besieged during the campaign) as surveyor. He was in 1548 steward of the hundred of Chadlington and of the royal manors of
Burford
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and
Minster Lovell
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, and keeper of
Wychwood Forest and of the parks of
Langley and
Cornbury.
In 1554 as deputy lieutenant of the Tower (a post he held under his brother who was the
Lieutenant
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The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often ...
) he was present at the execution of
Lady Jane Grey. He had been well rewarded by King
Edward VI's regime for his loyalty and was granted many abbey lands. He remained loyal to the Tudor dynasty and during the reign of
Mary
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as
Justice of the Peace in Oxfordshire, he attended the burning of
Thomas Cranmer
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at Oxford in 1556 .
In 1558, during the first year of Queen Elizabeth's reign he represented Oxfordshire in her
first parliament. He resided at Cornbury, and when he died the next year was buried at Chadlington.
Family
Brydges married first Jane, daughter and coheir of John Sydenham of Orchard, Somerset. His second wife, mentioned in his will, was named Anne. His son Thomas was drowned off London Bridge on 10 August 1553.
[ cites Machyn, ''Diary'', p. 41; Stow, Chronicle.]
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1559 deaths
English landowners
High Sheriffs of Berkshire
High Sheriffs of Oxfordshire
Year of birth missing