Charles Thynne

Charles Thynne (c 1568 - 1652) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1629.

Thynne was the son of Sir John Thynne, of Longleat, Wiltshire and his second wife Dorothy Wroughton, daughter of Sir William Wroughton, of Broad Hinton.[1] He matriculated at Broadgates Hall, Oxford on 19 April 1583, aged 15. He was of Cheddar, Somerset. In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament for Lymington in the Addled Parliament. He was elected Member of Parliament for Westbury in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.[2]

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Parliament of England
Preceded by
Thomas Marshal
Thomas South
Member of Parliament for Lymington
1614
With: Philip Fleming
Succeeded by
Sir William Doddington
Henry Crompton
Preceded by
Sir Walter Long, 1st Baronet
Thomas Hopton
Member of Parliament for Westbury
1628-1629
With: Maximillian Petty
Succeeded by
Parliament suspended until 1640