Family and Education
Prob. s. of John Thornton (d.1540) of Hull by his w. Margaret (d.1551). m. Joan, da. and coh. of Ralph Constable of St. Sepulchre’s in Holderness, at least 1s.
Offices Held
Alderman, Hull by 1550, mayor 1555 – 56, 1566 – 67, 1577 – 78; commr. to inquire into offences against Acts of Uniformity and Supremacy c. 1568, of array, Hull 1569; eccles. commr. 1573; gov. Hull fellowship of merchants 1577.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Hull, Yorks.
Volume
Commons 1558-1603
Web Title
THORNTON, John (-d.1601)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Addresses
Religion
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