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

Ware, Hertfordshire Ware is a town in Hertfordshire, England close to the county town of Hertford. It is also a civil parish in East Hertfordshire district. Location The town lies on the north–south A10 road which is partly shared with the east–west A414 (f ...

was an English politician. He was a

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(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 Thomas Wentworth, 1st Baron Wentworth. Their son,

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was also an MP. On 11 July 1553

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had declared

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succeeding

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at the Cornhill,

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

References

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 {{16thC-England-MP-stub