Thomas Chaucer

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Thomas Chaucer
Memorial brass of Thomas Chaucer in Ewelme Church, Oxfordshire
Speaker of the House of Commons
In office 25 August 1407 – 19 December 1411
Monarch	Henry IV of England
Preceded by	Sir John Tiptoft
Succeeded by	Unknown, next known is William Stourton
In office 19 November 1414 – 1415
Monarch	Henry V of England
Preceded by	Sir Walter Hungerford
Succeeded by	Sir Richard Redman
In office 1421–1421
Monarch	Henry V of England
Preceded by	Roger Hunt
Succeeded by	Richard Baynard
Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire
In office 1401–1402
Preceded by	Thomas Barantyn
Succeeded by	Sir Peter Bessels
In office 1406 – May 1413
Preceded by	Sir William Lisle
Succeeded by	Sir William Lisle
In office Nov 1414 – Mar 1416
Preceded by	Sir John Brayton
Succeeded by	Thomas Stonor
In office 1421–1421
Preceded by	John Danvers
Succeeded by	John Danvers
Chief Butler of England
In office 1404–1434
Preceded by	Unknown, last known is John Payn
Succeeded by	Sir John Tiptoft
Personal details
Born	c. 1367 Oxfordshire, England
Died	18 November 1434 Ewelme, Oxfordshire, England
Political party	None
Spouse	Matilda Chaucer (née Burghersh)
Children	Alice de la Pole, Duchess of Suffolk
Parent(s)	Geoffrey Chaucer Philippa Roet
Residence	Oxfordshire

Thomas Chaucer (c. 1367 – 18 November 1434) was an English courtier and politician. The son of the poet Geoffrey Chaucer and his wife Philippa Roet, Thomas was linked socially and by family to senior members of the English nobility, though he was himself a commoner. Elected fifteen times to the Parliament of England, he was Speaker of the House of Commons for five parliaments in the early 15th century.