Gilbert Debenham (died 1481)

Gilbert Debenham (1405 - 10 May 1481[1]). He was connected to the Duke of Norfolk. He was described in 1444 as 'that able and unscrupulous villain.'[2][3] In 1427, he was Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk.[citation needed] He was the Member of Parliament for Suffolk in 1427, 1432, 1437, 1442, 1449 and 1453-4 and for Ipswich 1450–1.[4]

## References

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1. ^ History of Parliament ... 1439-1509: Biographies of the Members of the Commons House. H.M. Stationery Office. 1936.
2. ^ The Paston Family in the Fifteenth Century: Volume 1, the First Phase. Cambridge University Press. 16 May 2002. ISBN 978-0-521-52027-0.
3. ^ W.I. Howard ‘Gilbert Debenham, a Medieval Rascal in Real Life’, History, xiii. 300-14
4. ^ History of Parliament ... 1439-1509: Biographies of the Members of the Commons House. H.M. Stationery Office. 1936.

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