Thomas Chafe (Bridport MP)
Thomas Chafe MP JP DL (c. 1642–1701), West Hall, Folke, Dorset, was MP for Bridport from 1685 to 1688.[1]
Background[edit]
Thomas Chafe was the eldest son of Thomas Chafe MP. He was educated at Sherborne,[2] and Wadham College, Oxford.
Political career[edit]
He was a JP for Dorset from 1670 to 1700, commissioner for assessment 1673–80, Freeman of Lyme Regis in 1683, and DL of Dorset from 1685 to his death in 1701.[1]
Family life[edit]
On 13 April 1662, Chafe married Susanna, the daughter and heiress of Edward Moleyns of West Hall. He had one son and five daughters. He died in 1701.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "CHAFE, Thomas II (c.1642-1701), of West Hall, Folke, Dorset". Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "The Sherborne Register 1550-1950" (PDF). Old Shirbirnian Society. Retrieved 8 February 2019.