Sir William Thorold, 1st Baronet (1591–1678) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the

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from 1661 to 1677. He fought for the

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cause in the

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. Thorold was the second son of William Thorold, of

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and his wife Frances, daughter of Sir

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, of Kettleby, Lincolnshire. He was admitted to

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on 19 August 1610 and he was knighted on 3 August 1617. He succeeded his elder brother Anthony Thorold. He was Sheriff of Lincolnshire from 1632 to 1633 and was created

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of Marston on 24 August 1642. In the Civil War, he fought for the King and suffered greatly as a result. His estate was sequestrated on 15 March 1643 and he was fined £4,160, on 1 December 1646.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage, Volume 2''
/ref> In 1661, Thorold was elected Member of Parliament for

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in the

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. Thorold married Anne Blythe, daughter of John Blythe, of Stroxton, near Grantham, Lincolnshire. Thorold died at the age of 86 in 1678. His two eldest sons, William and Anthony, predeceased him; Anthony's son William (died 1685) succeeded as second baronet, followed by his brothers Anthony (died 1685) and

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(1664–1717) as third and fourth baronets respectively. John died without children and was succeeded as fifth baronet by William (died ), son of Thorold's third son

(died 1700).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Thorold, William 1591 births 1678 deaths English MPs 1661–1679 Cavaliers High sheriffs of Lincolnshire

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