Thomas Wroth (died 1672)

For the courtier of Edward VI, see Thomas Wroth (died 1573).
Sir Thomas Wroth
Born1584
London
Died11 July 1672
Petherton Park
SpouseMargaret Rich
Parent(s)Thomas Wroth
Joanna Bulman

Sir Thomas Wroth (1584 – 11 July 1672) was an English gentleman-poet and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1628 and 1660.[1] Active in colonial enterprises in North America, he became a strong republican in the Rump Parliament but stopped short of regicide.

  1. ^ G. Yerby and P. Hunneyball, 'Wrothe, Sir Thomas (1584–1672), of Petherton Park, Som.', in A. Thrush and J.P Ferris, The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604–1629 (Cambridge University Press, 2010). Read here