Thomas Clifford Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Thomas Clifford, based on 10 World History Database records associated with England.

10 records1630–167310 events4 places

Chronological biography

1630

Birth of Thomas Clifford1 August 1630

House / House of Clifford · Baron · Ugbrooke

Birth of Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, born in Ugbrooke, the son of Hugh Clifford of Chudleigh, Devon

1660

Member of Parliament1660

Government / Government of England · Baron · Member of Parliament for Totnes · Totnes

Elected Member of Parliament for Totnes in 1660-1672

1666

Comptroller1666

Government / Government of England · Baron · Comptroller-King

Appointed Comptroller of the King's Household

Privy Council1666

Government / Government of England · Baron · Member of Privy Council

Appointed Privy Councillor

1667

CABAL1667

House / House of Villers · Baron · Member of CABAL · London

A group of ministers of King Charles II of England (Sir Thomas Clifford, Lord Arlington, the Duke of Buckingham, Lord Ashley, and Lord Lauderdale), whose initial letters coincidentally spelled CABAL, and who were the signers of the public Treaty of Dover

1670

Treaty of Dover1670

Government / Government of England · Baron · Member of Privy Council · Dover

Assists in the negotiations for the secret Treaty of Dover

1672

Economy of England1672

Government / Government of England · Baron · Secretary of State · London

Cancels payments from Charles II to the Exchequer

Lord Treasurer1672

Government / Government of England · Baron · Lord Treasurer

Appointed Lord Treasurer

Principal Secretary of State1672

Government / Government of England · Baron · Principal Secretary of State

Appointed Acting Principal Secretary of State

1673

Death of Thomas Clifford17 October 1673

House / House of Clifford · Baron

Death of Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh

Titles and roles

Baron · Baron · Comptroller-King · Baron · Lord Treasurer · Baron · Member of CABAL · Baron · Member of Parliament for Totnes · Baron · Member of Privy Council · Baron · Principal Secretary of State · Baron · Secretary of State

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.