Thomas Biggs
For other people named Thomas Biggs, see Thomas Biggs (disambiguation).
Sir Thomas Biggs (c1542 - 4 May 1613) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1604.
Biggs was the son of Thomas Biggs and his wife Magdalene Hoby. He built a mansion at Lenchwick. In 1593 he was High Sheriff of Worcestershire. He became a J.P. in 1601. He was knighted on 23 July 1603. In 1604, he was appointed an alderman of Evesham by the charter on 2 March 1604 and was elected Member of Parliament for Evesham and sat until 1611. He was re-appointed on 3 April 1605.[1]
Biggs died at the age of about 70 and was buried in Abbot's Norton Church.
Biggs married Ursula Throckmorton, daughter of Clement Throckmorton of Haseley Warwickshire. His son Thomas became a baronet.
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| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded by Franchise in abbeyance |
Member of Parliament for Evesham 1604 With: Sir Philip Knightley Robert Bowyer Edward Salter |
Succeeded by Sir Thomas Biggs, 1st Baronet Anthony Langston |
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