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Hugh Thorpe (fl. 1380s), of Dunwich, Suffolk, was an English Member of Parliament.

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Dunwich in February 1383 and 1386. His son, Robert Thorpe, was also an MP. [1]

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