Thomas Wharton, 2nd Baron Wharton

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Thomas Wharton, 2nd Baron Wharton (* 1520 ; † June 14, 1572 ) was an English nobleman and politician of the Tudor period .

Origin and family

Thomas Wharton came from an old English family who had resided in northern England, particularly Westmorland , since the 13th century . He was born in 1520 as the son of Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton (around 1495–1568) and inherited his property and title when he died.

Political career

As a man from the north of England, he was affected by both the frequent border fights against Scotland and the internal English disturbances in the north of England. He was captured by the rebels in 1536 during the northern English rebellion against Henry VIII , known as the Pilgrimage of Grace , in which his father was loyal to the king. Free again, he took part in several border skirmishes and incursions into Scotland, first from 1542 to 1544, where he led the border raid of 1542. He also followed the Earl of Hertford in his successful raid to Scotland in 1545 and received the accolade after the battle at Ladykirk on September 23, 1545.

In addition to these military activities, he turned to politics. He was elected Member of the House of Commons from 1542 to 1552 and 1553 for County Cumberland and 1554 for Hedon . Eventually he was elected to Parliament for Northumberland County in 1555, 1558 and 1559 . He and his father became steward of the manor of Preston, led an advance into the Nithsdale and Annandale in October 1547, devastating the lands of the Irwins. From 1547 to 1548 he was Sheriff of Cumberland.

He then entered the service of Princess Mary in 1552, which he also joined against Jane Gray . After Mary I acceded to the throne , she was appointed Master of the Queens Henchmen . He became a member of the Secret Council ( PC ), Steward for Life for the East Riding of York County and Steward of the manor of Beverly on October 10, 1553. He accompanied the Earl of Arundel to Southampton to meet King Philip II of Delivering the Order of the Garter to Spain . On July 4, 1557, the Queen appointed him in command of 600 horsemen and 400 archers to protect the Scottish border. He was a witness to the Queen's will, which she wrote on March 30, 1558. Shortly before her death, she appointed him Chief-Steward for Life of the honor and manor of New Hall at Boreham , Essex , along with his wife on June 1, 1558.

Under Elizabeth I he received no public offices except for the appointment of a member of the Council of the North, which was transferred to him in December 1558. Rather, he and his wife were accused of unlawful religious practices, subjected to public interrogation by the Earl of Oxford, and imprisoned in the Tower until July 16, 1561, from which he was released that day. During the Northern Rebellion in 1569 he remained neutral. In 1571 he took the seat inherited in 1568 in the House of Lords .

He was married to Anne Radcliffe, daughter of Robert Radcliffe, 1st Earl of Sussex , since 1547 . He died on June 14, 1572 and was buried in Westminster Abbey . He was succeeded by his son Philip Wharton .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Complete Peerage, Volume XII, p. 597, Wharton article
  2. ↑ The Complete Peerage, Volume XII, p. 598, footnote f.
  3. ↑ The Complete Peerage, Volume XII, p. 598, footnote g.
  4. ^ The Complete Peerage, Volume XII, p. 598, footnote i.
  5. ^ The Complete Peerage, Volume XII, p. 599.
  6. ^ The Complete Peerage, Volume XII, p. 599, footnote b.
  7. ^ Acts of the Privy Council 1558-70, p. 34.
  8. ^ Acts of Privy Council, 1556-58, pp. 114, 125, 132, 151.
  9. ^ The Complete Peerage, Volume XII, p. 600.
  10. ^ Leigh Rayment 'Peerage, Wharton article
predecessor Office successor
Thomas Wharton Baron Wharton
1568-1572 		Philip Wharton
personal data
SURNAME Wharton, Thomas, 2nd Baron Wharton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English nobleman and politician of the Tudor period
DATE OF BIRTH 1520
DATE OF DEATH June 14, 1572