Thomas Bilson (1655–1692) was an MP for Petersfield during the late 17th century. Bilson's father

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had been the Petersfield's MP from 1667 to 1681. He was admitted to

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in 1673. In 1678 he married Susannah née Legg.'One hundred years of a pocket borough: Petersfield and Parliament, 1685–1783' Surry, N. p8: Petersfield; Petersfield Area Historical Society (Paper No. 7); 1983

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