Sir Thomas Adams | |
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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 by | Thomas Atkins |
Succeeded by | John Gayer |
Personal details | |
Born | 1586 Wem, Shropshire, England |
Died | 24 February 1667/1668 |
Resting place | Sprowston, Norfolk, England |
Children | Richard Adams |
Education | Shrewsbury School |
Alma mater | Cambridge University |
Occupation | Draper, 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.