Background
Tollemache was the son of Sir Lionel Tollemache, 1st Baronet of Helmingham Hall and his wife Katharine Cromwell, daughter of Henry Cromwell, 2nd Baron Cromwell and was baptised at Helmingham on 15 August 1591.
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Career
He was knighted at Whitehall on 15 November 1612 and succeeded to the baronetcy and Helmingham on the death of his father in 1621. He was a Privy Councillor to James I and Charles I. In 1628 he was elected Member of Parliament for Orford again and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. Tollemache died in his 49th year, and was buried at Helmingham where there is a monument.
Membership
In 1621, Tollemache was elected Member of Parliament for Orford.
