Sir Thomas Wodehouse, 2nd Baronet (c. 1585 – 18 March 1658), was an English baronet and Member of Parliament. Wodehouse was the son of Sir Philip Wodehouse, 1st Baronet, of

Kimberley, Norfolk Kimberley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kimberley and Carleton Forehoe in the English county of Norfolk. Kimberly is located north-west of Wymondham and west of Norwich. History Kimberley's name is of Anglo-Sa ...

, and his wife Grizell Yelverton, daughter of William Yelverton. He was Member of Parliament for

Thetford Thetford is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Breckland District of Norfolk, England. It is on the A11 road (England), A11 road between Norwich and London, just east of Thetford Forest. The civil parish, coverin ...

from 1640 to 1653, and served as

High Sheriff of Norfolk The high sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown and is appointed annually (in March) by the Crown. The High Sheriff of Norfolk was originally the principal law enforcement officer in Norfolk and presided at the assizes and other im ...

in 1624. Wodehouse married Blanche Carey, daughter of

John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon (born c. 1556, died 1617) was an English peer, politician and Governor of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Life He was a son of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon and Anne Morgan, the younger brother of George Carey, 2nd Baron ...

, on 16 June 1605. She died on 6 November 1651. Wodehouse survived her by six years and died on 18 March 1658. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son

Philip Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Macedonian Old Koine language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominen ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wodehouse, Thomas 1580s births Year of birth uncertain 1658 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England Thomas Wodehouse, 2nd Baronet High sheriffs of Norfolk English MPs 1640 (April) English MPs 1640–1648 English MPs 1648–1653 People from Kimberley, Norfolk