Background
He was the son of Sir Thomas Parry Senior of Welford Park in Berkshire, the Controller of the Royal Household, by his wife, Anne, the daughter of Sir William Reade of Boarstall in Buckinghamshire.
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Thomas Parry
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He was educated at Winchester School (1558).
Career
He first entered Parliament in 1571 as member for Bridport. He was appointed High Sheriff of Berkshire for 1575-1576 and 1587-1588 and made a deputy lieutenant for Berkshire in 1593. and again in 1614, in between (1604) being Member of Parliament for Street Albans. In 1601, he was knighted and appointed English ambassador to France for four years.
Upon his return to England, he was made Chancellor to the Duchy of Lancaster.
He died intestate in 1616 at his home, Hamstead Marshall House, and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
Membership
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From 1586 to 1587, during the reign of Elizabeth I of England, he was the Member of Parliament for Berkshire.
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March, 1616 (aged 72) -
Nationality
English