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Also known as Thomas Grymes, Sir Thomas Crymes
Sir Thomas Grimes was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1624.
Occupation
politician
Position held
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1601 Parliament, Member of the 1614 Parliament, Member of the 1621-22 Parliament
Born
1589, February 20, 1574
Died
1644, April 28, 1644, April 28, 1644
Overview
Sir Thomas Grimes or Grahme was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1624.
Grimes was the son of Thomas Grimes, citizen and haberdasher of London and of Peckham and his wife Jane Muschamp daughter and co-heir of Thomas Muschamp, of Peckham. He was knighted at Hanworth, Middlesex on 2 June 1603. He was J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant of Surrey. In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament for Haslemere. He was re-elected MP for Haslemere in 1621. In 1624 he was elected MP for Surrey.
Grimes married Margaret, daughter of Sir George More, of Loseley Park. Sir Thomas Grimes had a numerous family, mostly daughters. He was succeeded by his eldest son George.
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English MPs 1614
English MPs 1621–1622
English MPs 1624–1625