1 0 0 0 ▁pounds ▁prize ▁for ▁his ▁gall antry . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁elected ▁as ▁MP ▁for ▁East ▁Ret ford , ▁taking ▁his ▁seat ▁when ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁fre ed ▁from ▁the ▁Royal ists ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 6 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁second ▁Civil ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 8 , ▁Th orn h agh ▁and ▁the ▁Not ting ham shire ▁Hor se ▁served ▁under ▁C rom well ▁at ▁the ▁sie ge ▁of ▁P embro ke ▁Castle ▁and ▁later ▁when ▁a ▁Scottish ▁army ▁under ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Hamilton ▁march ed ▁south , ▁Th orn h agh ▁march ed ▁under ▁Oliver ▁C rom well ’ s ▁command ▁to ▁meet ▁them . ▁He ▁was ▁killed ▁near ▁Chor ley ▁during ▁mo pping ▁up ▁operations ▁after ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Pr eston . ▁Initial ly ▁buried ▁where ▁he ▁fell , ▁his ▁body ▁was ▁later ▁transferred ▁to ▁St ur ton ▁le ▁Ste e ple ▁church . ▁ ▁He ▁left ▁a ▁son ▁John , ▁who ▁also ▁became ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁Not ting ham shire ▁and ▁MP ▁for ▁East ▁Ret ford ▁( and ▁Not ting ham shire ). ▁and ▁two ▁daughters . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Not ting ham shire ▁History ▁- ▁Colonel ▁Francis ▁Th orn h agh ▁ ▁Category : 1 6 1 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 6 4 8 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Lincoln shire ▁Category : High ▁Sher iffs ▁of ▁Not ting ham shire ▁Category : English ▁MP s ▁ 1 6 4 0 – 1 6 4