Complex sentence: His father, Thomas (d.1619), also a merchant, made vast profits from corn and coal and bought the Ravensworth Castle in 1607 and also served as Sheriff of Newcastle in 1592-93 and Mayor of Newcastle in 1597 and 1609.
Split into simpler sentences: His father, Thomas (d.1619), also a merchant, made vast profits from corn and coal and bought the Ravensworth Castle in 1607. This Thomas (d.1619) served as Sheriff of Newcastle in 1592-93 and Mayor of Newcastle in 1597 and 1609.