Gilbert Debenham (died 1481)

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Gilbert Debenham (c. 1405 - 10 May 1481 [1] ) was a Member of Parliament for Suffolk. 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

  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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