Francis Thornhagh
Francis Thornhagh | |
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| Colonel, JP, MP, High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1617 Fenton, Nottinghamshire |
| Died | 1648 (aged 30–31) Battle of Preston (1648) |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth, daughter of John St. Andrew |
| Children | John Thornhagh, 2 daughters |
| Parent(s) | Francis Thornhagh (1593-1643), Jane, daughter of Sir John Jackson of Hickleton, Yorkshire |
Colonel Francis Thornhagh or Thornhaugh (1617–1648) was a hero of the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War, an MP of East Retford and High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, who was killed at the Battle of Preston in 1648.