Sir Thomas Peyton | |
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| Member of Parliament for Kent | |
| In office May 1661 – January 1679 | |
| Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Kent | |
| In office May 1660 – February 1684 | |
| Member of Parliament for Sandwich | |
| In office November 1640 – February 1644 (excluded) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 August 1613 Knowlton Court, Kent |
| Died | 11 February 1684 (aged 70) London |
| Resting place | Westminster Abbey |
| Nationality | English |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Elizabeth Osborne (1636–1642) (2) Cecilia Clerke (1648–1661) (3) Jane Monins (1667–1672) |
| Children | Four daughters |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Royalist |
| Battles/wars | |
Sir Thomas Peyton, 2nd Baronet, 18 August 1613 to 11 February 1684, was a member of the landed gentry from Knowlton Court in Kent. He supported the Royalists in the War of the Three Kingdoms, and took part in a number of conspiracies to restore Charles II of England during the 1649 to 1660 Commonwealth period.
After the Stuart Restoration in May 1660, Peyton was appointed Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Kent, and elected Member of Parliament for Kent. Despite receiving a number of lucrative government positions, he was in dire financial difficulties when he died in February 1684, leaving four daughters, and his lands were sold.
Shortly before fleeing into exile in 1660 to escape prosecution as a regicide, his neighbour John Dixwell sold Peyton part of his Broome Park estate. In return, one of Peyton's daughters married his nephew Basill Dixwell, which appears to have been a successful attempt to protect his property from confiscation.[1]