Sir Thomas Berkeley was the son and heir apparent of Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley, and a Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire from 1604 until 1611.
Background
Thomas Berkeley was the son of Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley (d 26 November 1613), by his first wife, Katherine Howard (d 7 April 1596), third daughter of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, and Frances de Vere, daughter of John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford, and Elizabeth Trussell.
Career
Berkeley matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford, on 27 June 1590 at the age of 14. On 2 February 1589 he entered Gray"s Inn. Berkeley died on 22 November 1611 at the age of 37.
Membership
He was created a Knight of the Bath on 25 July 1603 at the coronation of King James I. In 1604 he was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire.