Thomas Horsman

Thomas Horsman was an English politician.
He was the son of Thomas Horsman and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Robert Hussey of Blankney, Lincolnshire and sister and co-heir of Thomas [Hussey (will proved 1558)|Thomas Hussey]. At his death his father held Mareham Grange, formerly a grange of Haverholme Priory and the manor of Burton Pedwardine. A minor when his father died, Horsman was raised in the household of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. He subsequently became a member of Elizabeth I's household, according to his epitaph serving as taster and server to the queen for four decades.
He was a Member of the Parliament of England for Grantham (UK [Parliament constituency)|Grantham] in 1593, 1597, 1601 and 1604, but seems not to have played an active role in proceedings. He was knighted at the Tower of London by the king on 14 March 1604, a few days before Parliament opened.
He married a widow called Anne, but died childless at the Savoy in November 1610. After his death a memorial was erected to him at Burton Pedwardine by his nephew and heir Thomas.