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Thomas Snagge | |
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| High Sheriff of Bedfordshire | |
| In office 1607-1608 | |
| Member of Parliament for Bedford | |
| In office 1586–1587 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1564 |
| Died | 1627 (aged 62–63) |
| Spouse | Miss Rotheram |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent |
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Sir Thomas Snagge (c.1564 – 1627) of Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, was an English Member of Parliament and High Sheriff.[1]
He was the eldest son of the lawyer and MP Thomas Snagge and studied law at Gray's Inn himself before succeeding his father to his Bedfordshire estates in 1593.[citation needed]
He sat in Parliament for a single term in 1586/87 as the MP for Bedford and was knighted by King James I in 1603. He served as a Justice of the Peace for the county and was picked High Sheriff of Bedfordshire for 1607-08.[citation needed]
He died in 1627 and was buried at Marston Moretaine. He had married a daughter of the Bedfordshire MP George Rotheram and left two sons, Thomas and Edward.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "SNAGGE, Thomas II (c.1564-1627), of Marston Moretaine, Beds". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 20 February 2019.