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| | Thomas Clifford, 1st baron Clifford of Chudleigh - LoveToKnow 1911 |
 | | THOMAS CLIFFORD CLIFFORD OF CHUDLEIGH, 1ST Baron (1630-1673), English lord treasurer, a member of the ancient family of Clifford, descended from Walter de Clifford of Clifford Castle in Herefordshire, was the son of Hugh Clifford of Ugbrook near Exeter, and of Mary, daughter of Sir George Chudleigh of Ashton, Devonshire. |
 | | On the 16th of February 1663 Clifford obtained the reversion of a tellership in the exchequer, and in 1664, on the outbreak of the Dutch war, was appointed commissioner for the care of the sick, wounded and prisoners, with a salary of £1200. |
 | | Clifford was an ardent Roman Catholic, a supporter of the royal prerogative and of the French alliance. |
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