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Thomas Sotherton (by 1525 – 1583), of Norwich, Norfolk, was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for
Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich ...
in 1558 and 1559 and mayor of the city in 1565-66. He was the eldest son of
Nicholas Sotherton Nicholas Sotherton (died 1540), of Norwich, Norfolk, was an English merchant and politician. He was a grocer, alderman and List of mayors of Norwich, Mayor of Norwich 1539–40. In the chancel of Saint John the Baptist, Maddermarket, Norwich, ...
(d.1540) of Norwich by Agnes Wright. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Augustine Steward of Norwich. They had four sons and four daughters.


Children

Children of Thomas Sotherton and Elizabeth Steward: * Augustine Sotherton of Hesleden (
Hellesdon Hellesdon is a village and civil parish in the district of Broadland in Norfolk, England. Hellesdon is located north-west of Norwich and south of Aylsham. History Hellesdon has signs of very early settlement. A variety of flint instrument ...
) near Norwich, ''m''. Anne, daughter of Thomas Peck of Norwich, and had: *# Samwell Sotheron of Hesleden, ''m''. Mary, daughter of Thomas Gilbert of Burlingham in Norfolk, and had Thomas, who ob. s.p, Gilbert and Anne *# Thomas *# Elias *# Elizabeth, the wife of Thomas Warner of Hofton (
Hoveton Hoveton is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the England, English county of Norfolk, within The Broads, the Norfolk Broads. Hoveton is located south of North Walsham and north-east of Norwich, separated from Wroxham by ...
) in Norfolk * Nicholas * Thomas * Susan * Matthew * Judith, the wife of Thomas Ferreby of Norfolk * Elizabeth, ob. * Mary, the wife of Henry Barker of Norwich


References

1583 deaths Members of the Parliament of England for Norfolk Mayors of Norwich English MPs 1558 Year of birth uncertain English MPs 1559 {{1559-England-MP-stub