Thomas Chaplin (MP for Bury St Edmunds)

Thomas Chaplin (1591–1672) was an English draper and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659 and 1660.

He was a Presbyterian and supported the parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.

He was a J.P. for Suffolk from 1650 to March 1660 and was a member of the high court of justice in 1650.

In April 1660 he was re-elected MP for Bury St Edmunds for the Convention Parliament when he was involved in a double return.

[1] Chaplin died between 24 April 1672 when he made his will and 25 November 1672 when it was proved.