# Thomas Pakington

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Sir '''Thomas Pakington'''  ({{circa|1530}}–1571) of Hampton, Worcestershire, was knighted by Queen [Mary](/source/Mary_I_of_England) on 2 October 1553 and was [Sheriff of Worcester](/source/Sheriff_of_Worcester) in 1561.{{sfn|Carter|2008}}<!--for DOB and DOD-->

==Biography==
Thomas Pakington was the son of [Robert Pakington](/source/Robert_Pakington), a London mercer and an M.P. for the City in 1534, who was murdered in London in 1536. Thomas inherited from his mother, Agnes (or Katharine), daughter of Sir [John Baldwin](/source/John_Baldwin_(judge)) (died 1545), large estates in and near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, and was also heir to his uncle, Sir [John Pakington](/source/John_Pakington_(MP_and_Sheriff)).{{sfn|Porter|1895|p=88}}

Pakington was knighted by Queen Mary on 2 October 1553, and was sheriff of Worcester in 1561. He died at Bath Place, Holborn, on 2 June 1571, and was buried at Aylesbury on the 12th.{{sfn|Porter|1895|p=88}}

==Family==
Pakington married [Dorothy](/source/Dorothy_Kitson) (1531–1577), daughter of Sir [Thomas Kitson](/source/Thomas_Kitson) (1485–1540), by whom he had two daughters and one son, [John Pakington](/source/John_Pakington_(died_1625)) (1549&ndash;1625).{{sfn|Porter|1895|p=88}}

His widow Dorothy, who was his sole executrix, acquired some celebrity by her interference in electioneering matters. On 4 May 1572 she issued a writ in her own name as "lord and owner of the town of Aylesbury", appointing burgesses for the constituency. She afterwards married [Thomas Tasburgh](/source/Thomas_Tasburgh) of Hawridge in Buckinghamshire, and died 2 May 1577.{{sfn|Porter|1895|p=88}}{{sfn|Carter|2008}}

==Notes==
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==References==
* {{Cite ODNB|last=Carter |first=P. R. N. |origyear=2004 |date=January 2008 |title=Tasburgh, Dorothy [other married name Dorothy Pakington, Lady Pakington] (1531–1577) |id=68014}}

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* {{DNB |last=Porter |first=Bertha |wstitle=Pakington, John (1549-1625) |volume=43 |pages=88&ndash;89}}

==Further reading==
* {{Cite ODNB|first=Stephen |last=Wright |title=Pakington, Sir John (1549–1625) |origyear=2004 |date=May 2007 |id=21145}}

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Category:People from Worcestershire (before 1974)
Category:Year of birth uncertain
Category:1530s births
Category:16th-century English knights

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