Hamon Sutton (ca. 1392 – 1461/1462), of

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, was an English politician.

Family

Sutton was the son of MP

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of Lincoln. He married Margaret Vavasour, from Yorkshire, who was a member of the influential Skipwith family through her mother.

Career

He was a

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(MP) of the

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for

in March 1416 and 1420, May 1421, 1422, 1423, 1425 and 1426, and for

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in 1431, 1435 and 1439. He was

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for 1429–30.

References

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