Sir Thomas de Multon (Moulton) (died 1240), Lord of Multon, in Lincolnshire, was a British landowner and judge. He fought as a knight in Normandy in 1202-3, in Wales in 1211 and in Poitou in 1214. He was an unlucky speculator under King John, owing over £800 when the Exchequer reopened after the end of the First Barons' War. In 1205 he purchased the office of High Sheriff of Lincolnshire, which he held until 1208. Unable to pay his debts, he was imprisoned in Rochester Castle until he had discharged them. He regained royal favour, and in 1213 was appointed to investigate extortions by the High Sheriffs of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. As a northern lord and debtor Multon sided with the Barons during the civil war, and was one of the rebels who mustered at Stamford in 1215. As a consequence he was excommunicated in 1216, having previously been captured by the King in 1215. He was entrusted to Peter de Mauley and his lands were confiscated, being restored in 1217.
He first married Sara of Fleet before 1200. In 1214 he gave a 1,000 marks to the crown for the wardship of the daughters of Richard de Luci and married these ladies to his sons Lambert and Alan. After Luci's death in 1218 he married his widow, receiving the title of Forester of Cumberland. For marrying a widow without the kings licence, he had his lands seized and had to pay a fine of £100 to the king, and 1 palfry for the office of forester of Cumberland. Under Henry III Multon became an important royal agent in the north; between 1217 and 1218 he was an itinerant justice for Cumberland, Westmorland, Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Northumberland. In 1224 he sat as a justice at Westminster, a position he held until 1236. In 1229 he was made Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, a position he held until 1233 and again between 1234 and 1236. Between 1233 and 1236 he was High Sheriff of Cumberland and constable of Carlisle Castle. His last activity was in 1238, when he worked as a surveyor of the royal demesne in Cumberland, dying in 1240.
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| Preceded by Martin of Pattishall |
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1229–1233 |
Succeeded by William de Raley |
| Preceded by William de Raley |
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1233–1236 |
Succeeded by Robert of Lexinton |
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| Preceded by Unknown |
High Sheriff of Lincolnshire 1205–1208 |
Succeeded by Unknown |
| Preceded by Unknown |
High Sheriff of Cumberland 1233–1236 |
Succeeded by Unknown |
Issue (Children)
He married:
1. Sara de Fleet with whom they had:
a. Lambert de Multon, who married Annabel de Lucy.
b. Alan de Multon, who married Alice de Lucy.
2. Ada de Moreville with whom they had:
a. Julian de Multon, who married Robert de Vavasour.
b. Thomas de Multon (d.1270), who married Maud de Vaux.