SALUSBURY, Sir THOMAS (1612 - 1643), poet and country gentleman

Born 6 March 1612, eldest son of Sir Henry Salusbury of Lleweni, the 1st baronet, and Hester, daughter of Sir Thomas Myddelton. He went to Jesus College, Oxford, but did not graduate. He joined the Inner Temple, November 1631, with the intention of studying law but, when his father died at the end of July 1632, he returned to Lleweni to look after the estate. He was elected a burgess of Denbigh town, 10 September 1632, and an alderman, 1634-8 and 1639, and he was also Member of Parliament for the county from 1640 until his death. He fought in the Civil War as a staunch supporter of the king and is believed to have been engaged in the battle of Edgehill, 23 October 1642; a few days later he was given the degree of D.C.L. by Oxford University. He died in July 1643. He is referred to by Anthony Wood as ' a most noted poet of his time,' but the only work of his which still survives is The History of Joseph, a poem (London, 1636).

Author

• Emyr Gwynne Jones, (1911 - 1972)

Sources

• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and the authorities quoted therein
• J. E. Griffith, Pedigrees of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Families (1914), 222
• Pollard and Redgrave, A short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (London 1926), 500
• NLW MSS 1551, 5390

Further Reading

• Wikipedia Article: Sir Thomas Salusbury, 2nd Baronet

Additional Links

• Wikidata: Q7529259

Published date: 1959

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