Thomas More (1531–1606), of

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and

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, Hertfordshire, was an English politician. He was a

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(MP) of the

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for

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in November 1554, during the reign of

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Family

More was the son of John More II (1510-1547), the only son of

Sir Thomas More Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. He also served Henry VIII as Lord H ...

and his first wife Jane Colt (c.1488-1511). His paternal great-grandfather was lawyer and judge

John More John More may refer to: Politicians *John More (MP for City of London), represented City of London 1383-1384 * John More (died 1620), MP for Winchester and Portsmouth * John More (died 1638) (1578–1638), MP for Lymington in 1624 and 1626 * John M ...

References

1531 births 1606 deaths English MPs 1554–1555 People from Wycombe District People from the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster People from Leyton People from Welwyn Hatfield (district) {{16thC-England-MP-stub