Sir Thomas Nevill or Neville (by 1484–29 May 1542) was Speaker of the House of Commons of England between February 1515 - December 1515.[1]
He was born the fifth son of George Neville, second Baron Bergavenny (1436–1492).
He trained as a lawyer and was a member of Gray's Inn. His most significant legal work lay in the field of liveries, in which he was active from about 1514, supervising the processes whereby the heirs of tenants-in-chief obtained possession of their estates.
His entry into Parliament is unclear (he probably represented Kent, but he was selected as Speaker by the House of Commons on 8 February 1515 and knighted by the king in the presence of both houses. After his term as Speaker he left Parliament but remained connected to the court in various capacities.
He died on 29 May 1542 and was buried in Mereworth church in Kent. He had married twice;firstly Katherine, daughter of Humphrey, first Baron Dacre of Gilsland, and widow of George, eighth Baron Fitzhugh, with whom he had his only child and secondly Elizabeth, widow of Robert Amadas, a London goldsmith.
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| Preceded by Robert Sheffield |
Speaker of the House of Commons 1515 |
Succeeded by Thomas More |