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COSWORTH, Thomas, of Cosworth, Cornw.
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603, ed. P.W. Hasler, 1981
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Constituency
Dates
1586
Family and Education
1st s. of John Cosworth of Cosworth; bro. of Edward. m. Agnes, da. of John St. Aubyn of Clowance, 1s. 1da. suc. fa. 1575.1
Offices Held
Receiver gen., duchy of Cornw. Mar. 1572; j.p. Cornw. 1580, rem. 1587; sheriff 1584-5.2
Biography
Cosworth, returned to Parliament for Mitchell by favour of the Arundell family, into which his younger brother Edward had married, was one of those who signed and sealed for Cornwall the instrument of association for the preservation of the Queen’s person. He was removed from the commission of the peace in 1587, after his bishop had reported that though of a good disposition, he could not carry his drink. He died intestate, administration being granted to his brother Michael 2 June 1590.3