Sir Thomas Stanley (1626 – 27 August 1674) was an English politician who sat in the

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MP for

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and

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and

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in the Restoration Parliament, 1661–62. He joined the

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in March 1674. He acquired the manor of

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, Dublin. Stanley was knighted by

Henry Cromwell Henry Cromwell (20 January 1628 – 23 March 1674) was the fourth son of Oliver Cromwell and Elizabeth Bourchier, and an important figure in the Parliamentarian regime in Ireland. Biography Early life Henry Cromwell was born at Huntingdon on ...

on 24 January 1659 at

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. Along with another parliamentarian Sir Anthony Morgan, Sir Thomas was implicated in the notorious Blood plot of 1663, in which

Thomas Blood Thomas Blood (1618 – 24 August 1680) was an Anglo-Irish officer and self-styled colonel best known for his attempt to steal the Crown Jewels of England from the Tower of London in 1671. Described in an American source as a "noted br ...

had planned to kidnap the

Duke of Ormond The peerage title Earl of Ormond and the related titles Duke of Ormonde and Marquess of Ormonde have a long and complex history. An earldom of Ormond has been created three times in the Peerage of Ireland. History of Ormonde titles The earldom ...

, the

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, from Dublin Castle. Sir Thomas and Sir Anthony wrote "obsequious letters" to Ormond proclaiming their innocence and devotion to him. Stanely married Jane Borrowes. They had several children including Thomas Stanley's son and heir

Sir John Stanley, 1st Baronet Sir John Stanley, 1st Baronet (1663 – 30 November 1744) of Grangegorman, Co. Dublin was an Irish politician. Biography Stanley was born in Tickencor, County Waterford, the son of Sir Thomas Stanley of Grangegorman, Dublin and his wife, Jane ...

. He was buried at St. Michans, Dublin, 2 September 1674.

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* * * * 1626 births 1674 deaths Date of birth unknown Irish knights Stanley, Thomas Stanley, Thomas Members of the Privy Council of Ireland Burials at St Michan's Church, Dublin {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub