In 1676 he became Master of Trinity Hall, and held the office till his death. Previous to 1678 he was knighted and appointed one of the judges of the admiralty. He represented Cambridge University in the two parliaments of 1679, when he was described as advocate-general, in 1681, and 1685. He died in 1688, and was buried on 8 November at St. Peter's, Paul's Wharf.
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The Case of the Merchants concerned in the Loss of the Ship Virgin, ... as it was ... presented to his Majesty by Sir R. Lloyd and Sir Thomas Exton, was printed in 1680.
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^"Exton, Thomas (EKSN647T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
thomas, exton, 1394, city, london, 1631, 1688, english, admiralty, lawyer, member, parliament, master, trinity, hall, cambridge, life, edithis, father, admiralty, lawyer, john, exton, entered, merchant, taylors, school, 1641, admitted, member, gray, 1648, went. For the MP in 1394 see Thomas Exton MP for City of London Sir Thomas Exton 1631 1688 was an English admiralty lawyer Member of Parliament and Master of Trinity Hall Cambridge Life editHis father was the admiralty lawyer John Exton He entered Merchant Taylors School in 1641 was admitted a member of Gray s Inn in 1648 and went to Trinity Hall Cambridge where he proceeded LL D in 1662 1 In 1676 he became Master of Trinity Hall and held the office till his death Previous to 1678 he was knighted and appointed one of the judges of the admiralty He represented Cambridge University in the two parliaments of 1679 when he was described as advocate general in 1681 and 1685 He died in 1688 and was buried on 8 November at St Peter s Paul s Wharf Works editThe Case of the Merchants concerned in the Loss of the Ship Virgin as it was presented to his Majesty by Sir R Lloyd and Sir Thomas Exton was printed in 1680 References edit Exton Thomas EKSN647T A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Attribution nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Exton Thomas Dictionary of National Biography London Smith Elder amp Co 1885 1900 Academic officesPreceded byRobert King Master of Trinity Hall Cambridge1676 1688 Succeeded byGeorge Oxenden Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Exton amp oldid 1190528182, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
