Major Thomas Beckford (1618 - 1685) was a London clothworker and slopseller who became Sheriff of London.[1]
He was the son of Peter Beckford of Maidenhead and was baptised in St Katherine Coleman. He married the sister of Sir William Thomas and the widow of John Eversfield.[2] He was uncle to Peter Beckford.
Following the restoration he became a prominent Tory politician in the City of London.[3]
In 1672 he was granted £5,000 by the Royal Navy in payment for cloth supplied to them.[4]
He was knighted in October 1677 at the Guildhall, London.[5]
He was accused of malpractice by Sir Francis North.[6] He was buried at St Mary at Hill 27 Aug 1685 Parish Register [7] London Metropolitan Archives
References edit
- ^ Some Account of the Citizens of London & Their Rulers, from 1060-1867. Tegg. 1867.
- ^ "Notes on the aldermen, 1502-1700 | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ Krey, Gary S. De (2005). London and the Restoration, 1659–1683. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107320680.
- ^ Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 3 entry 23 July 1672, accessed 27 December 2008
- ^ Shaw, William Arthur; Burtchaell, George Dames (1906). The Knights of England. A complete record from the earliest time to the present day of the knights of all the orders of chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of knights bachelors, incorporating a complete list of knights bachelors dubbed in Ireland. London Sherratt and Hughes.
- ^ Records of the Exchequer, and its related bodies, with those of the Office of First Fruits and Tenths, and the Court of Augmentations, The National Archives accessed 27 December 2008
- ^ P69/MRY4/A/001/MS04546
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