Thomas Coventry, 1st Earl of Coventry

Thomas Coventry, 1st Earl of Coventry, became 5th Baron Coventry on the death of his nephew in 1687. He was created 1st Earl of Coventry in 1697. He was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1660 and 1687 when he succeeded to the peerage.

Occupation

politician

Position held

Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1661-79 Parliament, Member of the 1685-87 Parliament, Member of the 1681 Parliament

Citizenship

Kingdom of England

Born

1629

Died

July 15, 1699