Thomas Steyning (died c. 1582?), of Earl Soham,

Suffolk Suffolk ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, and Cambridgeshire to the west. Ipswich is the largest settlement and the county ...

, was an English politician. He was a

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(MP) of the

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for

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in 1559.

Family

He married

Frances Howard, Countess of Surrey Frances Howard, Countess of Surrey ( de Vere; c. 1517 – 30 June 1577) was the second daughter and third child of John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford, and Elizabeth Trussell, Countess of Oxford, Elizabeth Trussell. She first married Henry Howard, ...

and had two children: a son Henry, and a daughter, Mary. Mary married

Charles Seckford Charles Seckford (1551–1592), of Great Bealings, Suffolk, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Aldeburgh Aldeburgh ( ) is a coastal town and civil parish in the East Suffolk District, East Suffolk ...

References

Year of birth unknown Year of death uncertain English MPs 1559 People from Suffolk Coastal (district) {{1559-England-MP-stub