Author: Williams, Thomas
Alternate names: Williams, Thomas, 1513?-1566; Thomas Williams Speaker of the House of Commons under Queen Elizabeth I
Born: 1513?
Died: 1566
Bio: Thomas Williams (1513 or 1514 – 1566) was a Speaker of the House of Commons. He was a lawyer and a member of the Inner Temple, sat as MP for Exeter (UK Parliament constituency) during the first and second Parliaments of Elizabeth I and was elected Speaker on 12 January 1563 and remained so until his unexpected death in 1566. His family home was Stowford House in the parish of Harford, Devon. -Wikipedia