Thomas Jermyn (died 1645)

Arms of Jermyn: Quarterly of nine: 1, Sable, a crescent between two mullets in pale argent (Jermyn); 2, Sable a fess between three roses or (Rushbrook);. 3, Quarterly or and gules, on a bordure engrailed sable eight escallops argent (Heveningham); 4, Paly of six or and azure (Jarvill); 5, Argent, on a bend azure three eagles displayed or (Gissinge); 6,Argent, semy of fleurs-de-lys gules (Redesham); 7, Ermine, three chevrons sable (Reppes); 8, Azure, a hound passant argent (Burgon);^[1] 9, Gules, three bird-bolts in fess argent^[2] (Bozum)

Sir Thomas Jermyn (1573–1645) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1604 and 1640.

Jermyn was the son of Sir Robert Jermyn of Rushbrooke, Suffolk. He was admitted at Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1585. He was knighted at Rouen, France in 1591 and became Knight of the Bath in 1603.^[3]

In 1604, Jermyn was elected Member of Parliament for Andover and held the seat until 1611. In 1614, he was elected MP for Bury St Edmunds. He was re-elected for Bury St Edmunds in the elections in 1621, 1623, 1625, 1626 and 1628. In 1629 King Charles decided to rule for eleven years without parliament.

In April 1640, Jermyn was re-elected MP for Bury St Edmunds in the Short Parliament.^[4] He became Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk in 1640 and also comptroller of the Royal Household in which post he served until 1641.^[3]

Jermyn died at the age of 72.

Jermyn married Catherine Killigrew daughter of Sir William Killigrew.^[3] Their eldest surviving son Thomas also became MP for Bury St Edmunds. Their second surviving son Henry became Earl of St Albans.

References

External links

• MacCulloch, Diarmaid. "Jermyn, Sir Thomas". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37601.  (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)