Sir Thomas Burdett, 1st Baronet, of Bramcote
Sheriff of Derbyshire
Sir Thomas Burdett, 1st Baronet (3 August 1585 – ca. 1647) was an English Sheriff and baronet.
Life
Burdett was born on 3 August 1585, the son of Robert Burdett and Mary Wilson. He married Jane Francis, daughter of William Francis and Elizabeth Francis, in 1602. Jane was renowned for her learning and connections within the literary circle. He matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford on 6 May 1603, but did not graduate. He held the office of High Sheriff of Derbyshire from 1610 to 1611. He was created 1st Baronet Burdett, of Bramcote, Warwickshire on 25 February 1619.
Burdett married twice and he died aged 61 before May 1647. He was buried at Repton, Derbyshire.
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