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bap. 25 Dec. 1599, 1st s. of Richard Hunt draper and alderman of Shrewsbury and Eleanor, da. of David Heylyn of Shrewsbury.St Alkmund, Shrewsbury par. reg.; Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. ser. 2, vii. 163; Oxford DNB, ‘Rowland Heylyn’. educ. Shrewsbury Dec. 1609; Queens’, Camb. Easter 1617, BA 1621, MA 1624; G. Inn 10 Aug. 1627.Shrewsbury School Regestum, ii. 218; Al. Cant.; GI Admiss. i. 181. m. 1627 Elizabeth (d. 23 Oct. 1690), da. of Edward Owen of Woodhouse, Rednal, 4s. (1 d.v.p.), 4da. (1 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 1640.The People of God: Shrewsbury Dissenters 1660-1699 ed. J.V. Cox (Salop Rec. Ser. ix), 124; Salop Archives, 366/184; St Alkmund par. reg.; PROB11/184/318. d. 12 Apr. 1669.Diaries and Letters of Philip Henry ed. M.H. Lee (1882), 213-4.
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Civic: freeman, Shrewsbury ?c. 1620 – 18 Oct. 1662; alderman, c. 1642 – 42, Feb. 1645–9 Aug. 1662;Salop Archives, 3365/2713. mayor, 1657.Glam. RO, Cardiff MS 3.179, f. 14. Member, drapers’ co. Shrewbury by Apr. 1635.Salop Archives, 1831/6, f. 51v.

Local: commr. sequestration, Salop 27 Mar. 1643; commr. west midlands cos. 10 Apr. 1643; commr. for Salop, 13 June 1644; assessment, 18 Oct. 1644, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660; Mont. 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648.A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); An Ordinance... for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). J.p. Salop ?c.1646–6 Oct. 1653, 3 Mar. 1656-bef. Oct. 1660.C231/6, pp. 271, 330. Commr. associated cos. of N. Wales, Mont. 21 Aug. 1648; militia, Salop 2 Dec. 1648, 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660; Herefs., Worcs., Rad. 12 Mar. 1660; ejecting scandalous ministers, Salop 28 Aug. 1654.A. and O. Sheriff, 1655–6.List of Sheriffs (L. and I. ix.), 120. Treas. maimed soldiers, 1658.Salop County Records, i. 56. Commr. poll tax, 1660.SR.

Military: capt. of horse (parlian.), Salop county force, 1643. Capt. of harquebusiers, west midlands assoc. 18 June 1644. Col. of horse, army of Robert Devereux, 3rd earl of Essex, 4 Oct. 1644–6. Gov. Shrewsbury 28 Feb.-c.June 1660.Salop Archives, 366/178, 179, 180; Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. ser. 3, x. 157n.

Religious: elder, 1st Shropshire classis, 1647.The Severall Divisions and Persons for Classicall Presbyteries (1647), 4.

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Likenesses: oil on canvas, unknown, c.1650.NT, Lanhydrock.

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Commons 1640-1660
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HUNT, Thomas (1599-1669), of Shrewsbury.

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admon. 1 May 1669.PROB6/44, f. 50.
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