Sir Thomas Malet (1582–1665) was an English judge and politician who sat in the

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between 1614 and 1628. He was

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Life

Malet was of Poyntington,

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and also inherited lands in Somerset known as St Audries.Ownership of St Audries
Somerset.gov.uk, accessed July 2009 He was trained in the law at the

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and

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in 1606. In 1614 he was elected Member of Parliament for

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in the

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and re-elected for Tregony in 1621. He was returned for Newtown, IoW in 1625 and 1626. He became judge of

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in 1641. In March 1642 he encouraged the

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to petition Parliament in favour of the

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and against depriving the King of control of the militia. He was imprisoned in the

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for two years until he was exchanged for Sir John Temple. He then joined the Royal Court at Oxford. History of Parliament Online - John Malet
/ref> He was disabled by Parliament on 24 November 1645 and ceased to act on the fall of Oxford in June 1646. At the Restoration, he was restored in 1660 to his judgeship. He was discharged in 1663. He was granted a warrant for a baronetcy, but did not take it up. Malet died at the age of 82, leaving the estate to his son John.

Family

Malet married Jane Mylles, daughter of Francis Mylles. His sons

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were MPs after the Restoration. His second son Baldwin was killed in the Civil War at the age of 20.

References

1582 births 1665 deaths Politicians from Dorset Justices of the King's Bench 17th-century English judges Prisoners in the Tower of London Members of the Parliament of England for Tregony English MPs 1614 English MPs 1621–1622 {{1621-England-MP-stub