Thomas Paget (Puritan minister)
Thomas Paget  | |
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| Born | c. 1587 Possibly Rothley  | 
| Died | October 1660 | 
| Nationality | English | 
| Education | University of Cambridge | 
| Occupation(s) | Anglican clergyman, later nonconformist teacher. | 
| Years active | 1611–1660 | 
| Spouse | Margery Gouldsmith | 
| Children | Nathan Paget, Dorothy, Elizabeth, Thomas, John, Hanna | 
| Religion | Presbyterian | 
| Church | Church of England, Dutch Reformed Church | 
| Ordained | 6 June 1609 (deacon) | 
| Writings | Preface to A Defence Of Church-Government, Exercised in Presbyteriall, Classicall, & Synodall Assemblies (1641) A Demonstration of Family Duties (1643) A Religious Scrutiny (1649).  | 
Offices held  | Curate and lecturer of Blackley Chapel, Manchester Pastor at English Reformed Church, Amsterdam Curate of Chad's, Shrewsbury Rector of Stockport.  | 
Thomas Paget (born circa 1587-died October 1660) was an English Puritan clergyman, controversialist and theologian, committed to a Presbyterian church order. As a minister in Manchester, he was an early opponent of Laudian ceremonies in the Church of England. He served the English Reformed Church, Amsterdam, and later at Shrewsbury was a strong supporter of the regicide and of the republican Commonwealth of England. He spent his final year as rector of Stockport.