Sir Thomas Skipwith, 1st Baronet (ca. 16202 June 1694) was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1659 and 1660. Skipwith was the son of Edward Skipwith of Gosburton and Grantham and his wife Elizabeth Hatcher, daughter of Sir John Hatcher of Coteby, Lincolnshire.John Burke, John Bernard Burke ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies''
/ref> His father was the illegitimate son of William Skipwith, a Member of Parliament for

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, and Anne Tothby.History of Parliament Online – Skipwith, William
/ref> In 1659, Skipwith was elected a Member of Parliament for

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in the

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.History of Parliament Online – Skipwith, Thomas
/ref> He was re-elected in 1660, as MP for Grantham in the Convention Parliament. He was knighted at Whitehall on 29 May 1673, made Serjeant-at-law on 21 April 1675, and was created

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of Metheringham on 27 July 1678. Skipwith died at his house in

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in June 1694. Skipwith married firstly Elizabeth Lathom daughter of Ralph Lathom of Upminster, Essex. Their son

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succeeded to the baronetcy, and his daughter Susan married

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of Minster. He married secondly Elizabeth Maddison, widow of Edward Maddison and daughter of Sir John Rea, but had no further children.

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1620s births 1694 deaths English MPs 1659 English MPs 1660 Baronets in the Baronetage of England

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