Thomas Honywood

Who was Thomas Honywood?

Sir Thomas Honywood, of Marks Hall in Essex, was a soldier during the English Civil War, later a Member of Parliament.

The eldest son of Robert Honywood and head of a prominent Essex family, he was knighted in 1632. On the outbreak of the Civil War he declared for the parliamentary side, and was one of the Committee for Essex in 1648. In the same year, under the command of Thomas Fairfax, he led the Essex forces at the Siege of Colchester. In 1649, he was one of those named in the commission to try the King, but did not serve on the court. He also led a regiment at the Battle of Worcester in 1651.