Thomas Wyndham

Thomas Wyndham MP JP DL (c. 1642–1689), of Witham Friary, Somerset, was MP for Wells, Somerset in 1685 and re-elected in 1689. Birth and education Thomas Wyndham was born at Orchard Wyndham, Somerset, the son of John Wyndham and grandson of Sir John Wyndham of Orchard Wyndham. He was educated at Sherborne School, Middle Temple and Wadham College, Oxford. Wyndham's mother, Katherine, the daughter of Robert Hopton MP and sister of Ralph, Lord Hopton, brought him Witham Friary, the chief seat of the Hoptons, as the eldest of four coheirs. His elder brother was Sir William Wyndham, 1st Baronet.