Thomas Poley (by 1523 – 1563 or 1564), of London and

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was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for

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in 1545,

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in April 1554 and

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in 1555. Thomas was the son of Edmund Poley and Mirabel Garneys. His brother, John Poley, married Anne, daughter of

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. Their son, Edmund Poley was also an MP. On 11 July 1553

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had declared

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as Queen of England succeeding

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at the Cornhill,

. However, later that day, Poley declared Mary Tudor to be the rightful Queen.

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1564 deaths People from Ware, Hertfordshire Politicians from London English MPs 1545–1547 Year of birth uncertain English MPs 1554 English MPs 1555 Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Ipswich {{1545-England-MP-stub