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b. by 1509, 4th s. of Sir John Seymour, and bro. of Sir Henry. m. May 1547, Catherine, da. of Sir Thomas Parr of Kendal, Westmld., wid. of Sir Edward Burgh, Sir John Neville I 3rd Lord Latimer, and Henry VIII, 1da. cr. Baron Seymour of Sudeley 16 Feb. 1547. Kntd. 18 Oct. 1537, KG nom. and invest. 17 Feb. inst. 23 May 1547.Date of birth estimated from first reference. This biography rests on Maclean, Sir Thomas Seymour and the notes of Julianna Marker on Seymour bequeathed to Prof. S. T. Bindoff. H. St. Maur, Annals of the Seymours, ped. opp. p. 1; CP; DNB.
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Servant to Sir Francis Bryan by 1530; master forester, Enfield Chase, Mdx. 9 Aug. 1532 – d.; gent. the privy chamber 1536–46 or later; capt. Sweepestake 1537, Peter 1544; jt. master steward, Chirk and Holt castles, Denb. 1537; ambassador to Hungary June 1542, the Netherlands 30 Apr. 1543; keeper, Farleigh Hungerford castle and park, Wilts. 11 Mar. 1544; master of the ordnance 18 Apr. 1544 – 26 Mar. 1547; steward, duchy of Lancaster, Essex, Herts. and Mdx. 28 May 1544 – d.; admiral 1544; commr. benevolence, Wilts. 1544/45, array, Kent 1545, chantries, Wilts. 1546, musters, Wilts. 1546, of Admiralty in Nov. 1547; PC 23–28 Jan., 2 Feb. 1547 – 18 Jan. 1549; ld. adm. 17 Feb. 1547 – 18 Jan. 1549; j.p. Berks., Devon, Essex, Glos., Hants, Herefs., Herts., Kent, Mdx., Salop, Suss., Wilts. and Worcs. 1547; master, St. Katharine’s hospital by 1548; numerous minor offices. LP Hen. VIII, v, xi-xxi; CPR, 1547–8 to 1549–51 passim; HCA 14/2; Somerville, Duchy, i. 604, 606, 612; D. E. Hoak, The King’s Council in the Reign of Edw. VI, 47, 49, 51, 278; C. Jamison, R. Hospital of St. Katharine, 61–62; HMC Bath, iv. 336.

Parlimentarian
SEYMOUR, Sir Thomas II (by 1509-49), of Bromham, Wilts., Seymour Place, London and Sudeley Castle, Glos.
Main residences: Bromham, Wilts.; Seymour Place, London; Sudeley Castle, Glos.
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Commons 1509-1558
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SEYMOUR, Sir Thomas II (by 1509-49)

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