Thomas Horsman
English politician
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Thomas Horsman (c. 1536 – 26 November 1610) was an English politician.
He was the son of Thomas Horsman (d. 1553) and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Robert Hussey of Blankney, Lincolnshire and sister and co-heir of Thomas Hussey.[1][2] At his death his father held Mareham Grange, formerly a grange of Haverholme Priory and the manor of Burton Pedwardine.[3] A minor when his father died, Horsman was raised in the household of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley.[1] He subsequently became a member of Elizabeth I's household, according to his epitaph serving as taster and server to the queen for four decades.[4]
He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Grantham in 1593, 1597, 1601 and 1604, but seems not to have played an active role in proceedings.[5] He was knighted at the Tower of London by the king on 14 March 1604, a few days before Parliament opened.[6]
He married a widow called Anne (d. 1612),[1] but died childless at the Savoy in November 1610.[5] After his death a memorial was erected to him at Burton Pedwardine by his nephew and heir Thomas.[4]