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17th-century English MP for Westbury, Wiltshire
Thomas Wancklyn
Member of the House of Commons
Personal details
Died1694 (1695)
Spouse
Mary (née Capell) Ley
(m. 1647; died 1670)​
Frances Brandsby
(m. 1671)​

Thomas Wancklyn (died 1694), of Heywood House, Westbury, was an English and politician who sat in the House of Commons during the late 17th century. He represented Westbury as a Member of Parliament and was active in local Wiltshire affairs.[1]

Wancklyn may have married three times. On 7 August 1647, he married Mary (née Capell) Ley, the widow of Henry Ley, 2nd Earl of Marlborough and daughter of Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham. Mary died 2 June 1670. The following year, Wancklyn married Frances Brandsby, also a widow, on 9 July 1671. He may have also married a third woman named Mary.[1]

Wancklyn died in 1694.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "WANCKLYN, Thomas (d.1694), of Heywood House, Westbury, Wilts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 13 December 2025.