Sir Thomas Ingram (1614 – 13 February 1672) was an English politician who sat in the

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in two periods between 1640 and 1672. He supported the

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cause in the

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Biography

Ingram was the son of

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, Yorkshire and his second wife Alice, daughter of William Ferrers (or Ferrars), mercer of London, and widow of John Holliday (1582–1610), son of Sir Leonard Holliday, former Lord Mayor of London.''The Visitation of Middlesex Begun in the Year 1663'' He was baptised on 23 June 1614 at Stratford Bow. History of Parliament Online - Thomas Ingram
/ref> The christening was attended by the

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, the

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, and the Countess of Nottingham. King James came to the banquet. Ingram was knighted at Newmarket on 16 October 1636.Knights of England
/ref> In 1640, he was elected Member of Parliament for

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in the

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. He was commissioner of array for the King in Yorkshire in 1642 and was disabled from sitting in parliament on 2 September 1642. He compounded at £2,933 with the Parliamentary authorities for his estates in 1649. Ingram sent £1,000 to the exiled court in June 1659, and took part in negotiations with the leading Presbyterians just before the Restoration. In June 1660 he was appointed a gentleman of the privy chamber and in July became a J.P. for Middlesex. In August 1660 he became Deputy Lieutenant for the North Riding of Yorkshire until 1661 and a commissioner for assessment for Middlesex. He was commissioner for trade from November 1660 to 1668. In 1661 he was re-elected MP for Thirsk in the

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. He was commissioner for assessment for the North Riding from 1661 to 1669, Deputy Lieutenant for Middlesex from 1662, commissioner for corporations in Yorkshire from 1662 to 1663,

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for Middlesex, London, Westminster and Yorkshire in 1662 and commissioner for highways and sewers in London and Westminster in 1662. From 1663 to 1664 he was commissioner for assessment for Westminster and for the

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. In 1664 he became Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and a Privy Councilor until his death. In 1665 he was commissioner for oyer and terminer in London and in 1666 became Deputy Lieutenant of Yorkshire. Ingram died at the age of 58 and was buried in Westminster Abbey. Ingram married Frances Belasyse, daughter of

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in 1637, and had a daughter.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ingram, Thomas 1614 births 1672 deaths Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber Cavaliers People from Thirsk Politicians from London English MPs 1640–1648 English MPs 1661–1679 Deputy lieutenants of Yorkshire Chancellors of the Duchy of Lancaster