Sir Thomas Hussey, 2nd Baronet (1639 – 19 December 1706), of

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, was an English Member of Parliament. He was the eldest surviving son of Thomas Hussey of Honington and was educated privately and at

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(1655). He succeeded his father before 1641 and succeeded his grandfather as 2nd Baronet in 1648. He was appointed

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for 1668–69. He was elected a

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(MP) of the

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for

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in 1681 and

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in 1685, 1689, 1690 and 1695. He married Sarah, the daughter of

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, of Crosby Place, London and

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, Northamptonshire, with whom he had six sons and four daughters.

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