Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet (September 1597–1654) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1621 and 1654. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.
Pelham was the son of Sir Thomas Pelham, 1st Baronet and his wife Mary Walsingham.[1]
Pelham was elected Member of Parliament for East Grinstead in 1621 and held the seat to 1622. In 1624 he was elected M.P. for Sussex in the last parliament of King James I and was re-elected in 1625 in the first parliament of King Charles I.[2] He succeeded to the baronetcy of Laughton, co. Sussex on the death of his father on 2 December 1624.[1]
In April 1640, Pelham was elected Member of Parliament for Sussex in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected in November 1640 for the Long Parliament. In 1654, he was re-elected with his son among others for Sussex in the First Protectorate Parliament.[2]
Pelham died at the age of 57 and was buried on 28 August 1654.
Pelham married, firstly, Mary Wilbraham, daughter of Sir Roger Wilbraham. His second wife was Judith Honeywood, daughter of Sir Robert Honeywood. He married thirdly on 3 June 1640 at Lambeth, London Margaret Vane, daughter of Sir Henry Vane His son John succeeded to the baronetcy.[1]
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Henry Compton Leonard Dawtry |
Member of Parliament for East Grinstead 1621-1622 With: Sir Henry Compton |
Succeeded by Robert Heath Thomas Caldicot |
| Preceded by Henry Cary, Earl of Dorset Christopher Neville |
Member of Parliament for Sussex 1624-1625 With: Algernon Lord Percy Sir John Shirley |
Succeeded by Sir Walter Covert Sir Alexander Temple |
| Preceded by Parliament suspended since 1629 |
Member of Parliament for Sussex 1640- With: Anthony Stapley |
Succeeded by Anthony Stapley William Spence Nathaniel Studeley |
| Preceded by Anthony Stapley William Spence Nathaniel Studeley |
Member of Parliament for Sussex 1654 With: Herbert Morley Sir John Pelham, 3rd Baronet Anthony Stapley John Stapley William Hay Sir John Fagg, 1st Baronet Francis Lord Dacres Sir Herbert Springet, 1st Baronet |
Succeeded by Not represented in restored Rump |