Thomas Kirkby (

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1391–1411), of

Kingston upon Hull Kingston upon Hull, usually abbreviated to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, inland from the North Sea and south-east ...

, Yorkshire, was an English politician and merchant.

Career

Kirkby was a merchant of wool and cloth. He was a

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(MP) of the

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for

1391, 1393, 1394, 1395, January 1397, 1402, 1406 and 1411.

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