Thomas Hele (died 1665)
Thomas Hele (6 September 1630 – 13 September 1665) of Wigborow, Somerset, was a Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle in Devon from 1661 to 1665.
Origins[edit]
Hele was the eldest son and heir apparent of Sir Thomas Hele, 1st Baronet (died 1670), of Flete, Holbeton in Devon, by his first wife Penelope Johnson, daughter and co-heiress of Emorbe (Eniorbe(?)) Johnson of Wigborow in Somerset.[1]
Career[edit]
In 1661 he was elected Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle in the Cavalier Parliament. He was commissioner for assessment for Devon from 1661 and for Somerset from 1665.[2]
Marriage[edit]
Thomas married Amy Luttrell, a daughter of Thomas Luttrell of Dunster Castle, Somerset,[2] but left no children.
Death and burial[edit]
He predeceased his father and died at Wigborough at the age of 35 and was buried at South Petherton.[2] His monument survives in Holbeton Church.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.466, pedigree of Hele
- ^ a b c History of Parliament Online - Hele, Thomas
- ^ Vivian, p.466 "MI"