| Thomas Tench | |
| Office: | 9th Royal Governor of Maryland |
| Term Start: | 1702 |
| Term End: | 1704 |
| Predecessor: | Nathaniel Blakiston |
| Successor: | John Seymour |
| Birth Place: | England |
| Resting Place: | St. James' Parish |
| Nationality: | British |
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Thomas Tench (– 1708) was the 9th Royal Governor of Maryland, from 1702 to 1704.[1] He was appointed by his predecessor, Nathaniel Blakiston, and was succeeded by Colonel John Seymour.
Thomas Tench was probably born in the 1650s in England.[2] He immigrated to the Anne Arundel County, Maryland in 1684.[2]
Tench married Margaret Burrage in 1684 or 1685. She had been previously married to Nathan Smith (d. 1684). She had three children from her previous marriage. She died in 1694.[2] Tench married Margaret by 1704.[2]
Tench was a merchant and transported servants from London to Maryland between 1675 and 1684. In 1694, his ship was seized for violating the Navigation Acts.[2] Tench served as justice in Anne Arundel County from 1685 to 1692. He also served as coroner of Anne Arundel County from 1689 to 1692.[2]
Tench served in the upper house in Maryland from 1692–1693, 1694–1697, 1697/1698–1700, 1701–1704 and 1704–1707.[2] In 1702, He served as the 9th Royal Governor of Maryland.[1] Tench served as a vestryman at Christ Church in Philadelphia.[2]
Tench died in 1708. He was buried at St. James' Parish in Anne Arundel County.[2]