Sir Thomas Adams, 1st Baronet

Sir Thomas Adams
Effigy from the tomb of Sir Thomas Adams
Member of Parliament
for the City of London
In office
1654–1658
Lord Mayor of the City of London
In office
October 1645 – October 1646
Preceded byThomas Atkins
Succeeded byJohn Gayer
Personal details
Born1586
Wem, Shropshire, England
Died24 February 1667/1668
Resting placeSprowston, Norfolk, England
ChildrenRichard Adams
EducationShrewsbury School
Alma materCambridge University
OccupationDraper, alderman

Sir Thomas Adams, 1st Baronet (1586 – 24 February 1667/1668) was the Lord Mayor of the City of London and a Member of Parliament for the City of London from 1654 to 1655 and from 1656 to 1658.

Adams was born in 1586, at Wem, Shropshire, educated at Shrewsbury School and admitted as a sizar to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University in 1600.[1] He received his BA in 1605–6, and became a draper in London.

  1. ^ "Adams, Thomas (ADMS600T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.