Thomas Beckford

Major Thomas Beckford (1618 - 1685) was a London clothworker and slopseller who became Sheriff of London.[1]

He was the son of Peter Beckford of Maidenhead and was baptised in St Katherine Coleman. He married the sister of Sir William Thomas and the widow of John Eversfield.[2] He was uncle to Peter Beckford.

Following the restoration he became a prominent Tory politician in the City of London.[3]

In 1672 he was granted £5,000 by the Royal Navy in payment for cloth supplied to them.[4]

He was knighted in October 1677 at the Guildhall, London.[5]

He was accused of malpractice by Sir Francis North.[6]

References
  1. Some Account of the Citizens of London & Their Rulers, from 1060-1867. Tegg. 1867.
  2. "Notes on the aldermen, 1502-1700 | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. Krey, Gary S. De (2005). London and the Restoration, 1659–1683. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107320680.
  4. Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 3 entry 23 July 1672, accessed 27 December 2008
  5. Shaw, William Arthur; Burtchaell, George Dames (1906). The Knights of England. A complete record from the earliest time to the present day of the knights of all the orders of chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of knights bachelors, incorporating a complete list of knights bachelors dubbed in Ireland. London Sherratt and Hughes.
  6. Records of the Exchequer, and its related bodies, with those of the Office of First Fruits and Tenths, and the Court of Augmentations, The National Archives accessed 27 December 2008


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