Thomas Phipps (c. 1648 – 1715) was an English merchant who became briefly a Member of Parliament for, first, Wilton and, secondly, Westbury.
[1] Phipps himself sought his fortune in London, becoming involved in trading to the East Indies, West Africa and New England.
He bought property in west Wiltshire, namely Dilton manor, near Westbury, in 1693 and the nearby Heywood House around 1700.
Thereafter, he played little active role in politics, though he gave evidence to the House of Commons in 1712 in defence of the Royal African Company.
[1] In 1674, Phipps married Bridget, daughter of Peter Short, a merchant tailor of All-Hallows-in-the-Wall, London.