Sir Thomas Hesilrige, 1st Baronet (1564 – 11 January 1629) was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1614 and 1624. Hesilrige was the son of Thomas Hesilrige of Noseley Hall,

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and his wife Ursula Andrews daughter of Sir Thomas Andrews of Charwelton, Northamptonshire and his wife Catherine Cave. He was

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. He was created

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on 21 July 1622. He was re-elected MP for Leicestershire in 1624. Hesilrige married Frances Gorges, daughter of Sir William Gorges of Alderton, Northamptonshire and had eight sons and five daughters. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son

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who was one of the

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Charles I tried to arrest at the House of Commons in 1642.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hesilrige, Thomas 1564 births 1629 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England

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