Thomas Jermyn (died 11 November 1659) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1625 and 1644. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Jermyn was the son of Sir Thomas Jermyn of Rushbrooke, Suffolk and his wife Catherine Killigrew, daughter of Sir William Killigrew. He lived at Rushbrooke Hall. He was admitted at Emmanuel College, Cambridge on 13 June 1622 and was awarded BA in 1626 and MA in 1629. He served Prince Charles as a page during his Spanish journey in 1623. In 1624 Jermyn was elected Member of Parliament for Bere Alston and in 1625 was elected MP for Leicester. He was elected MP for Lancaster in 1626 and for Clitheroe in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. In April 1640, Jermyn was elected Member of Parliament for Corfe Castle together with his brother Henry in the Short Parliament, and in November 1640, the brothers were elected MPs for Bury St Edmunds in the Long Parliament. Jermyn supported the King and was disabled from sitting in parliament on 14 February 1644. Jermyn was the father of Thomas who inherited the title of Baron Jermyn from Jermyn's brother Henry, and of Henry Jermyn, 1st Baron Dover. References Date of birth unknown 1659 deaths Cavaliers Alumni of Emmanuel College, Cambridge People from Lancaster, Lancashire English MPs 1624–1625 English MPs 1625 English MPs 1626 English MPs 1628–1629 English MPs 1640 (April) English MPs 1640–1648 Thomas People from Rushbrooke with Rougham Members of the Parliament of England for Bere Alston