title: Thomas Hesketh
text: # Thomas Hesketh
  
  Thomas Hesketh (1548–1605), of Whitehill and Preston, Lancashire and of Heslington, Yorkshire, was an English politician.
  
  He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Preston in 1586 and 1589, Lancaster in 1597 and 1604, and Lancashire in 1601.
  
  