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Sir Thomas Paston (by 1517 – 4 September 1550), of London, was an English politician. He was a son of Bridget Heydon, a daughter of Sir
Henry Heydon Sir Henry Heydon (died 1504) was the son of John Heydon of Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, 'the well-known opponent of the Paston family'. He married Anne Boleyn, the daughter of Sir Geoffrey Boleyn, great-grandfather of Henry VIII's queen Anne Boleyn ...
of Baconsthorpe, and Sir William Paston (c.1479 – 1554), a son of Sir John Paston and his first wife, Margery Brewes. He was a
Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
(MP) for
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in 1545. By 1544, he married Agnes, daughter of Sir John Leigh of Stockwell, Surrey. They raised two sons and one daughter.


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1550 deaths Politicians from London English knights English MPs 1545–1547 Year of birth uncertain Members of the Parliament of England for Norfolk {{16thC-England-MP-stub