Thomas Cromwell

Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl o Essex, KG (/ˈkrɒmwəl/ or /ˈkrɒmwɛl/;^[1] c. 1485 – 28 Julie 1540), wis an Inglish lawyer an statesman who served as chief meenister tae King Henry VIII o Ingland frae 1532 tae 1540.

The Richt Honourable The Earl o Essex KG PC
Portrait o Thomas Cromwell, Hans Holbein the Younger, (1532–33)
Laird Great Chamberlain
In office 17 Aprile 1540 – Juin 1540
Monarch	Henry VIII
Precedit bi	John de Vere, 15th Earl o Oxford
Succeedit bi	Robert Radcliffe, 1st Earl o Sussex
Govrenor o the Isle o Wight
In office 2 November 1538 – Juin 1540
Monarch	Henry VIII
Precedit bi	Sir James Worsley
Succeedit bi	Vacant
Laird Privy Seal
In office 2 Julie 1536 – Juin 1540
Monarch	Henry VIII
Precedit bi	Thomas Boleyn
Succeedit bi	William Fitzwilliam
Master o the Rows
In office 8 October 1534 – 10 Julie 1536
Monarch	Henry VIII
Precedit bi	John Taylor
Succeedit bi	Christopher Hales
Principal Secretar
In office Aprile 1534 – Aprile 1540
Monarch	Henry VIII
Precedit bi	Stephen Gardiner
Succeedit bi	Thomas Wriothesley
Chancellor o the Exchequer
In office 12 Aprile 1533 – Juin 1540
Monarch	Henry VIII
Precedit bi	John Bourchier
Succeedit bi	John Baker
Personal details
Born	c. 1485 Putney, Surrey
Dee'd	28 July 1540 (aged 54–55) Tower Hill, Lunnon
Restin place	Chapel Royal of St. Peter ad Vincula, Touer o London, Lunnon, Unitit Kinrick 51.508611°N 0.076944°W / 51.508611; -0.076944
Spoose(s)	Elizabeth Wyckes
Bairns	Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell Anne Grace Jane
Parents	Walter Cromwell

References

1. "Cromwell". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 18 December 2013.