Thomas Poley

Thomas Poley, of London and Ware, Hertfordshire was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Melcombe [Regis |Melcombe Regis] in 1545, Ipswich in April 1554 and Ripon in 1555.
Thomas was the son of Edmund Poley and Mirabel Garneys.
His brother, John Poley, married Anne, daughter of Thomas [Wentworth, 1st Baron Wentworth]. Their son, Edmund Poley was also an MP.
On 11 July 1553 Thomas Cornwallis had declared Lady Jane Grey as List of [English monarchs|Queen of England] succeeding Edward VI at the Cornhill, Ipswich. However, later that day, Poley declared Mary Tudor to be the rightful Queen.