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West, Thomas (1472 - 1554)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1472
Death Date: 1554-09-25

Notes

Imprisoned in the Tower for treason 2--21 Dec. 1538

Parents

Siblings

Female

Primary Title

  • 9th Baron La Warre

Titles

  • Knight of the Bath
    Assumed: 1489-11-29
    Vacated: 1525-09-25
  • 9th Baron La Warre
    Assumed: 1525-10-11
    Vacated: 1554-09-25
  • 8th Baron West
    Assumed: 1525-10-11
    Vacated: 1554-09-25
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed: 1549-12-13
    Vacated: 1554-09-25

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Sussex 1514 1554
Sheriff, Surrey 1524 -11 -10 1525/6 -01 -26
Sheriff, Sussex 1524 -11 -10 1525/6 -01 -26
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex 1538
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1538
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey 1538
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex 1538
Commissioner of Array, Sussex 1539
Commissioner of Musters, Sussex 1539
Privy Councillor, England 1540
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex 1543 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey 1543 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1543 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex 1543 1545
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Lewes 1544
Lord Lieut, Sussex 1551 Held jointly
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex 1554
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1554
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey 1554
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex 1554
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1554

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • London (city-county)
  • Sussex

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Lydd (Unknown), Lydd, Kent Lord De La Warr's Minstrels

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord De La Warr's Minstrels West, Thomas (1472 - 1554) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Type
Halnaker House Sussex Private Residence
Offington House Sussex Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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  • The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.