Sir Thomas Bishopp, 1st Baronet (1553–1626), also spelt Bishop and Bisshopp, was an English politician. He was the only son of Thomas Bishop of

Henfield Henfield is a large village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Horsham (district), Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It lies south of London, northwest of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester at ...

, Sussex and his wife, Elizabeth Belknap. On his father's death in 1560, he was aged 6 and the sole heir. He inherited a substantial estate, including the rectory and park at Henfield, the manors of Beeding, Drayton, Hunston, Stubcroft, and certain farms and stock including a flock of 1,000 sheep. His wardship was acquired by Sir Richard Sackville and subsequently passed to his son

Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset (153619 April 1608) was an English statesman, poet, and dramatist. He was the son of Richard Sackville, a cousin to Anne Boleyn. He was a Member of Parliament and Lord High Treasurer. Biography Early lif ...

. He has been tentatively identified as the Thomas Byshope admitted to

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in 1562. Although he would have been exceptionally young, the college was that attended by Thomas Sackville. In 1572 he was admitted to the

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from

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. Thomas Bishopp's connection with the Sackville family explains his swift promotion to office in Sussex, where he became a Justice of the Peace in 1578. In the 1587 report on Sussex justices of the peace Bishopp was a "young man" who was a "good justice". In 1584 he was returned to parliament for Gatton, the seat formerly represented by his father. He was appointed Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex for 1584–85.This may have resulted in his withdrawal from the House of Commons, as sheriffs were required to obtain permission to leave their counties during their term. He returned to parliament in 1586, sitting for

Steyning Steyning ( ) is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Horsham District, Horsham district of West Sussex, England. It is located at the north end of the River Adur gap in the South Downs, north of the coastal town of Shoreha ...

. He was again appointed Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex for 1601–02 and sat again for Steyning in 1604. He bought the

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estate, Sussex in 1601 and was invested by

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as a

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on 7 May 1603 at

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.J.B. Nichols, 1828 ''The Progresses, Processions, and Magnificent Festivities, of King James the First'', Volume 4, published 1828 p. 613 He was made baronet Bishopp of Parham in the County of Sussex in 1620.

Family

He married #Anne Cromer, only daughter of

William Cromer William Cromer (occasionally also spelt Crowmer) (1386 – January 1434) was an English Sheriff and Lord Mayor of London and a Member of Parliament for the city. He was described as the son of John Cromer of Aldenham, Hertfordshire but was p ...

by his first wife Margaret, daughter of Thomas Kempe of

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, on 19 September 1577. #Jane Weston (d. 1637), daughter of Sir Richard Weston ::

Sir Edward Bishopp, 2nd Baronet Sir Edward Bishopp, 2nd Baronet (1602 – April 1649) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1626 and in 1640. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Bishopp was the son of Thomas Bishopp of Parham Park, ...

:: Henry Bishopp, was a Postmaster General of England and inventor of the first

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used on mail.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bishopp, Thomas 1553 births 1626 deaths Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Members of the Inner Temple English MPs 1584–1585 English MPs 1586–1587 English MPs 1604–1611 Baronets in the Baronetage of England Place of birth missing High sheriffs of Surrey High sheriffs of Sussex People from Henfield People from Parham, West Sussex