Sir Thomas Bell the Elder (1486–1566) was a cap manufacturer, mayor of Gloucester, and member of Parliament. He was one of the city's largest employers and wealthiest citizens and a great benefactor of the city and its people. He is described in contemporaneous documents as a "capper". He invested much of his wealth in real estate released on the dissolution of the monasteries, sometimes in partnership with Richard Duke, of Otterton, Devon, Clerk of the Court of Augmentations.
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1539-40 Parliament, Member of the 1545-47 Parliament, Member of the 1547-1552 Parliament
- Born
- 1486
- Died
