Sir Thomas Rich, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Rich | |
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| Member of Parliament for Reading | |
| In office 1660–1660 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Blagrave |
| Succeeded by | Sir Thomas Dolman Richard Aldworth |
| High Sheriff of Berkshire | |
| In office 1657–1658 | |
| Preceded by | William Bigg |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Pleydell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1601 Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England |
| Died | 15 October 1667 (aged 65–66) |
| Resting place | Sonning, Berkshire, England |
| Children | Sir William Rich, 2nd Baronet, 2 others |
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| Alma mater | Wadham College, Oxford |
| Occupation | merchant, politician |
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Sir Thomas Rich, 1st Baronet (c. 1601 – 15 October 1667) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660. He established Sir Thomas Rich's School, a grammar school.
Rich was born in Gloucester, son of Thomas Rich, an alderman of the city, and Anne, daughter of Thomas Machin, in 1601. He was sent to school in London and went on to study at the newly founded Wadham College, Oxford. Afterwards, he worked in the city of London in the wine importing trade. Rich later purchased the manor of Sonning, near Reading.
Rich died in 1667 and was buried in the Rich Chapel in the parish church at Sonning – his monument has been moved to under the church tower.