Thomas Grimes Explained

Sir Thomas Grimes (also Crymes, Grymes or Grahme; 20 February 1574 – 28 April 1644) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1624.^[1]

Grimes was the son of Thomas Grimes, citizen and haberdasher of London and of Peckham and his wife Jane Muschamp daughter and co-heir of Thomas Muschamp, of Peckham.^[2] He was knighted at Hanworth, Middlesex on 2 June 1603.^[3] He was J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant of Surrey.^[2] In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament for Haslemere. He was re-elected MP for Haslemere in 1621. In 1624, he was elected MP for Surrey.^[4] Grimes married Margaret, daughter of Sir George More, of Loseley Park. Sir Thomas Grimes had three daughters: Mary, Margaret, and Jane, and three sons: George, Thomas, and Richard.^[5] He was succeeded by his eldest son Sir George Grimes.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families . 2011. Douglas Richardson . 978-1-4610-4520-5 . 6 . 9 March 2024 . en.
2. http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/william-harnett-blanch/ye-parish-of-camerwell--a-brief-account-of-the-parish-of-camberwell--its-histo-nal/page-9-ye-parish-of-camerwell--a-brief-account-of-the-parish-of-camberwell--its-histo-nal.shtml William Harnett Blanch. Ye parish of Camerwell : a brief account of the parish of Camberwell : its history and antiquities
3. https://archive.org/stream/knightsofengland02shawuoft#page/n119/mode/2up Knights of England
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=5V09AAAAYAAJ&q=%22Browne+Willis%22 Browne Willis Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750 pp176-239
5. Book: Benolt . Thomas . Cooke . Robert . Thompson . Samuel . Vincent . Augustine . Camden . William . Bannerman . W. Bruce (William Bruce) . The Visitations of the County of Surrey. 1899 . London : [Ye Wardour Press] . 144 . 9 March 2024.