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

Thomas Chafe was the eldest son of Thomas Chafe MP. He was educated at Sherborne,[2] and Wadham College, Oxford.

Political career

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

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
  1. "CHAFE, Thomas II (c.1642-1701), of West Hall, Folke, Dorset". Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. "The Sherborne Register 1550-1950" (PDF). Old Shirbirnian Society. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
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