Thomas Player ( - 1686 )

Death: 14 January 1686 Burial: Hackney, London (20 January 1686) Career: Captain (1642), subsequently Colonel of the Yellow Regiment of the trained bands; Colonel of the White Auxiliary Regiment of Militia (1660); Commissioner for Assessment for Middlesex (1661-1680), and for London (1673-1680); Deputy Lieutenant of London (1662-1677); Leader of the Honourable Artillery Company (1669-1677); Assistant, Royal Africa Company (1672-1675); Lieutenant-Colonel, afterwards Colonel, Orange Regiment of Milita (1672-1677); Chamberlain of London (1672-1683); Commissioner for Recusants for Middlesex (1675); MP for the City of London (1678-1681); Commissioner for Disbandment (1679); fined 500 marks for participating in a riot at the election of sheriffs (1682) Honours: Kt 1660 Memberships: Haberdashers' Company (1659) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 27/11/1673 Proposers: Seth Ward Expelled (1685).