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Wilkes, Thomas, approximately 1545-1598

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: approximately 1545 - 1598

Biography

Sir Thomas Wilkes (approximately 1545–1598) was an English civil servant and diplomat during the reign of Elizabeth I of England. He served as Clerk of the Privy Council, Member of Parliament for Downton and Southampton, and English member of the Council of State of the Netherlands, and on many diplomatic missions for the English government.

Citation:
Robert Beale letters, 1569-1597, bulk 1576-1587 (Sir Thomas Wilkes)

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, via WWW, Sept. 4, 2008 (Sir Thomas Wilkes; b. ca. 1545; d. Mar. 2, 1598 in Rouen, France)

Wikipedia, via WWW, Dec. 15, 2020 (Sir Thomas Wilkes (c.1545-2 March 1598) was an English civil servant and diplomat during the reign of Elizabeth I of England. He served as Clerk of the Privy Council, Member of Parliament for Downton and Southampton, and English member of the Council of State of the Netherlands, and on many diplomatic missions for the English government.)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Robert Beale collection of letters

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 457
Scope and Contents Official correspondence of the Kingdom of England and Wales in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, found among the personal papers of Robert Beale. Most letters are either by him or to him. They deal with the earliest years of the Dutch Republic and the part played by England in the Dutch revolt. Many of the letters were also originally addressed to Sir Francis Walsingham (1530-1590), Beale's brother-in-law, and Elizabeth's Secretary of State. Four letters are addressed to Robert Dudley, Earl...
Dates: 1569-1592
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Robert Beale collection of letters

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