Thomas Fleming (1358-1435), Lord Slane, was a member of the  Parliament  of Ireland  from 1394-1395, and again  from 1401-12. He is mainly remembered for his kidnapping  of  the senior judge Richard Rede,  from whom he extorted  a large ransom. He  managed to escape any punishment for the crime. Background

Thomas was the son of Simon Fleming, 1st Baron Slane, and his wife Cecily Champernowne, daughter of Sir Thomas Champernowne  of  Modbury, Devon. He was the Commander of the Guardians of the Peace in County Meath in about 1385, and again in 1400.
Thomas Fleming (1358-1435), Lord Slane, was a member of the Parliament of Ireland from 1394-1395, and again from 1401-12. He is mainly remembered for his kidnapping of the  judge Richard Rede, from whom he extorted a large ransom. He managed to escape any punishment for the crime. Background

Thomas was the son of Simon Fleming, 1st Baron Slane, and his wife Cecily Champernowne, daughter of Sir Thomas Champernowne of Modbury, Devon. He was the Commander of the Guardians of the Peace in County Meath in about 1385, and again in 1400.