Thomas Wenman, 2nd Viscount Wenman (1596 – 25 January 1665), was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1660.
Wenman was the only son of Richard Wenman, 1st Viscount Wenman, by Agnes, eldest surviving daughter of Sir George Fermor, of Easton Neston, Northamptonshire. He took part in the settlement of Ireland and was granted lands in Garrycastle in the King's County. He also sat as Member of Parliament for Brackley from 1621 to 1622 and 1624 to 1625 and for Oxfordshire in 1626, from November 1640 to 1648 and in 1660. He was appointed by the Long Parliament to be one of the commissioners to carry the propositions for peace to Charles at Oxford in 1643 and was also a commissioner for the Treaty of Uxbridge in 1645 and the Treaty of Newport in 1648. In 1645 he was granted £4 a week by Parliament for damages caused by the King's forces at his Oxfordshire estate.
Lord Wenman married Margaret, daughter of Edmund Hampden. He died without surviving male issue in January 1665 and was succeeded by his younger brother, Philip.
References
- ^ Archdall, Mervyn. The Peerage of Ireland, or the Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom. Volume IV.
- ^ History of Parliament Online - Wenman, Thomas, 2nd Visct.
"Wenman, Thomas (1596-1665)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byWilliam Spencer Arthur Terringham |
Member of Parliament for Brackley 1621–1625 With: Edward Spencer |
Succeeded bySir John Hobart John Crew |
| Preceded bySir William Cope Sir Richard Wenman |
Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire 1626 With: Hon. James Fiennes |
Succeeded byHon. James Fiennes Sir Francis Wenman |
| Preceded bySir John Hobart John Crew |
Member of Parliament for Brackley 1628–1629 With: John Curzon |
Parliament suspended until 1640 |
| Parliament suspended since 1629 | Member of Parliament for Brackley 1640 With: Sir Martin Lister |
Succeeded byJohn Crew Sir Martin Lister |
| Preceded byHon. James Fiennes Sir Francis Wenman |
Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire 1640–1648 With: Hon. James Fiennes |
Not represented in Rump Parliament |
| Not represented in restored Rump | Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire 1660 With: Hon. James Fiennes |
Succeeded byThe Viscount Falkland Sir Anthony Cope |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded byRichard Wenman | Viscount Wenman 1640–1668 |
Succeeded byPhilip Wenman |