Thomas Farnfold (c. 1600 – 19 March 1643) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1643. The subject became a ward at age twelve and his wardship passed to the young Sir Edward Sackville before Bartholomew Rogers, the usher of the court of wards, took wardship of the subject and married him to his daughter.
In 1623 Farnfold was elected Member of Parliament for Steyning, and was re-elected in 1625. His occupations were county official, justice of the peace, and Gentleman-pensioner. He was confined to prison in 1622 for his quarrel with William Knollys, 1st Earl of Banbury and confined to the Fleet Prison in 1638 for two weeks. He was re-elected in 1628 and held the seat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. In April 1640, he was re-elected MP for Steyning in the Short Parliament and again in November 1640 for the Long Parliament.
Farnfold owned property in Sussex including Churchmeadow, Gatwickes, a water mill and lands and Wickham Farm Steyning
Farnhold died in 1643.
References
- Alan Davidson. "Member Biographies:Sir Thomas Farnefold". Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629, ed. Andrew Thrush and John P. Ferris. (2010). Cambridge University Press. History of Parliament website Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- Cust, Richard, and Andrew Hopper. "203 Farnefold v Bonyman." The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640. Eds. Richard Cust, and Andrew Hopper, British History Online. Web. 15 May 2021. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/court-of-chivalry/203-farnefold-bonyman.
- Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.
- Notes of Post Mortem Inquisitions taken in Sussex
- Steyning: Manors and other estates, A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 1: Bramber Rape (Southern Part) (1980), pp. 226-231. Date accessed: 21 January 2011.
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded byThomas Shirley Sir Edward Fraunceys |
Member of Parliament for Steyning 1624–1625 With: Sir Edward Fraunceys |
Succeeded bySir Edward Fraunceys Sir Edward Bishopp, 2nd Baronet |
| Preceded bySir Edward Fraunceys Sir Edward Bishopp, 2nd Baronet |
Member of Parliament for Steyning 1628–1629 With: Sir Edward Alford |
Parliament suspended until 1640 |
| Parliament suspended since 1629 | Member of Parliament for Steyning 1640–1643 With: Sir John Leedes 1640 Thomas Leedes 1640–1642 |
Succeeded byEdward Apsley Herbert Board |