Thomas Chaucer

Thomas Chaucer
Memorial brass of Thomas Chaucer in Ewelme Church, Oxfordshire
Speaker of the House of Commons
In office
25 August 1407 – 19 December 1411
MonarchHenry IV of England
Preceded bySir John Tiptoft
Succeeded byUnknown, next known is William Stourton
In office
19 November 1414 – 1415
MonarchHenry V of England
Preceded bySir Walter Hungerford
Succeeded bySir Richard Redman
In office
1421–1421
MonarchHenry V of England
Preceded byRoger Hunt
Succeeded byRichard Baynard
Member of Parliament
for Oxfordshire
In office
1401–1402
Preceded byThomas Barantyn
Succeeded bySir Peter Bessels
In office
1406 – May 1413
Preceded bySir William Lisle
Succeeded bySir William Lisle
In office
Nov 1414 – Mar 1416
Preceded bySir John Brayton
Succeeded byThomas Stonor
In office
1421–1421
Preceded byJohn Danvers
Succeeded byJohn Danvers
Chief Butler of England
In office
1404–1434
Preceded byUnknown, last known is John Payn
Succeeded bySir John Tiptoft
Personal details
Bornc. 1367
Oxfordshire, England
Died18 November 1434
Ewelme, Oxfordshire, England
Political partyNone
SpouseMatilda Chaucer (née Burghersh)
ChildrenAlice de la Pole, Duchess of Suffolk
Parent(s)Geoffrey Chaucer
Philippa Roet
ResidenceOxfordshire

Thomas Chaucer (c. 1367 – 18 November 1434) was an English courtier and politician. The son of the poet Geoffrey Chaucer and his wife Philippa Roet, Thomas was linked socially and by family to senior members of the English nobility, though he was himself a commoner. Elected fifteen times to the Parliament of England, he was Speaker of the House of Commons for five parliaments in the early 15th century.