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| {{Short description|English tobacco trader and commander of the naval fleet of the British East India Company}}
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| | *Sir [[Thomas Grantham (merchant)]] (1641–1718), English tobacco trader and naval officer |
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| | *[[Thomas Grantham (died 1592)]], member of parliament (MP) for [[Great Grimsby (UK Parliament constituency)]] |
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| | *[[Thomas Grantham (died 1558)]], MP for Lincoln |
| '''Sir Thomas Grantham''' (bap. 1641 – 1718<ref>[Anon.], [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/11297 ‘Grantham, Sir Thomas (bap. 1641, d. 1718)’], rev. Peter Le Fevre, ''[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]'', Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008, accessed 8 Sept 2008</ref>) was an English tobacco trader and naval officer, commander of the naval fleet of the [[British East India Company]]. | | *Sir [[Thomas Grantham (died 1630)]], MP for Lincoln, and for Lincolnshire |
| [[File:British (English) School - East India Company Ships at Deptford - BHC1873 - Royal Museums Greenwich.jpg|thumb|East India Company Ships at [[Deptford]]. The large [[Indiaman]] being fitted out in the dock is Grantham's ship ''Charles the Second'', 775 tons. She was launched in February 1683 by Johnson at [[Blackwall Yard|Blackwall]] when the king knighted Grantham on board for previous gallant conduct<ref name="BHC1873">{{cite web |title=East India Company ships at Deptford |url=https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/13352.html |website=Royal Museums Greenwich |publisher=National Maritime Museum |accessdate=28 October 2020}}</ref>]] | | *[[Thomas Grantham (Parliamentarian)]] (1612–1655), his son, MP for Lincoln |
| In 1684 he was sent to [[Mumbai|Bombay]] by the [[Charles II of England|King of England]] to put down an insurrection led by the Company, who had set up a parallel government and assumed wide authority on the British people. After he landed in November 1684, he assumed control over the situation from Commander Keigwin and thus ending the standoff.
| | *[[Thomas Grantham (Baptist)]] (1634–1692), English minister |
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| Grantham was also responsible for the strengthening of the walls of the [[Mahim Fort]] against attacks by the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] who occupied the northern island of [[Salsette]].
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| In 1676 Sir Thomas embarked for [[Virginia]] at the behest of then Governor Berkeley. He was made Admiral and knighted by King Charles II. Upon his arrival, he was sent up the James River to put an end to what has become known as "Bacon's Rebellion". By the time Sir Thomas encountered the rebels, their leader had died, and Sir Thomas quickly talked them into surrender on good terms. Unfortunately, promises of lenient treatment were not honored by Governor Berkeley who had most of the men hanged. Grantham died in London.
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| ==Works==
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| *''An Historical Account of Some Memorable Actions, Particularly in Virginia; Also Against the Admiral of Algier, and in the East Indies: Perform'd for the Service of his Prince and Country'', By Sir Thomas Grantham, Kt, J Roberts, London MDCCXVI; Reprinted by Carlton McCarthy & Co., at the behest of the State of Virginia, with an introduction by R.A. Brock, Esquire, Secretary Virginia Historical Society, 1882
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| *[http://oll.libertyfund.org/Texts/MillJames0324/BritishIndia/0381-01_Bk.html History of British India], James Mill, vol 1, 1826
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