Family and Education
bap. 30 July 1589, 1st s. of Henry Best, scrivener, of Fleet Street, London and 1st w. Ann. m. (1) Martha (bur. 25 Mar. 1615), 1s. d.v.p. 1da. d.v.p. ; (2) 17 Jan. 1621, Olive, da. of Sir John Mallory* of Studley Royal, Yorks., s.p.Best’s Farming Bk. ed. C.B. Robinson (Surtees Soc. xxxiii), 170; GL, ms 10342, ff. 30, 225. suc. fa. 1630. C142/713/201. admon. 18 June 1649. PROB 6/24, f. 69v.
Offices Held
J.p., Yorks. (N. Riding) 1624 – 25, 1629 – ?42, liberty of Ripon 1625 – 27; commr. sewers, N. Riding 1632;
Parlimentarian
Main residences: Middleton Quernhow, nr. Ripon, Yorks.; Fleet Street, London.
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Commons 1604-1629
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BEST, Thomas (1589-c.1649)
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