Thomas Gorges

For the English politician and deputy governor of Maine, see Thomas Gorges (Maine governor). For the English priest, see Thomas Gorges (priest).

Portrait circumscribed S(i)r Thomas Gorges, K(nigh)t, Gent(leman) of ye Roabes to Q(ueen) Elizab(eth) & one of ye Groomes of ye P(rivy) Cha(mber)
Arms of Gorges (modern): Lozengy or and azure, a chevron gules. For the history of these arms see Warbelton v. Gorges
Longford Castle in Wiltshire, built by Sir Thomas Gorges and displaying in its design the influence of his Swedish wife

Sir Thomas Gorges (1536 – 30 March 1610) of Longford Castle in Wiltshire, was a courtier and Groom of the Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I.[1] Via his great-grandmother Lady Anne Howard, a daughter of John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, he was a second cousin of both Queens Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, the second and fifth wives of King Henry VIII. In 1586 he was elected as a Member of Parliament for Downton in Wiltshire.[2]

  1. ^ Streynsham, George (1900), Collections for a Parochial History of Wraxall. p19
  2. ^ "GORGES, Thomas (1536-1610), of Longford, Wilts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 January 2021.