Thomas Moryson

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Thomas Moryson (died 19 February 1592) was an English government official, landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1572 and 1589.

Moryson was the son of George Moryson of Waltham, Lincolnshire. In 1555 he was commissioner for sewers for Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Isle of Ely, Lincolnshire., Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire.He was granted a crown lease or 21 years of lands near Grimsby in 1559. In 1561 he acquired the manor of Bestby, which was also near Grimsby. He was a J.P. for Lindsey, Lincolnshire from about 1564. By 1569, he was deputy to Christopher Smith in the Exchequer.^[1]

In 1572, Moryson was elected Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby. He was mayor of Great Grimsby in 1576 and clerk of pipe in the Exchequer by January 1579. In 1584 he was elected MP for Grimsby again.. He may have been admitted to Gray’s Inn on 28 February 1584 at the request of Lord Burghley. He was re-elected MP for Grimsby in 1586 and 1589.^[1]

Moryson married Elizabeth Moigne, daughter of Thomas Moigne of North Willingham, Lincolnshire in about 1559.^[1] They had two daughters and five sons of whom Richard was a soldier and MP and Fynes was a travel writer.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 History of Parliament Online - Thomas Morrison

Parliament of England
Preceded by Thomas St Poll John Thymbleby	Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby 1572 - 1589 With: Thomas Grantham 1572 William Wray 1584 Tristram Tyrwhitt 1586-1589	Succeeded by William Barne Nicholas Saunderson

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Name	Moryson, Thomas
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Short description	English politician
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Date of death	19 February 1592
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