Thomas Hebblethwaite (1629 – June 1668) was an English politician who sat in the

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between 1660 and 1668. Hebblethwaite was the only son of James Hebblethwaite of Norton and his first wife Anne Hungate, daughter of Thomas Hungate of North Dalton. He was baptised on 19 June 1628. He was educated at Coxwold Grammar School and was a student of

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in 1646 and of

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in 1647. He lived at Norton.History of Parliament Online - Hebblethwaite, Thomas
/ref> In 1660, Hebblethwaite was elected Member of Parliament for Malton in the Convention Parliament. He was knighted at Whitehall on 9 June 1660.Knights of England
/ref> In 1661, he was re-elected MP for Malton for the

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and sat until his death in 1668. Hebblethwaite died at the age of 40 and was buried on 21 June 1668. Hebblethwaite married Barbara Marwood. His son

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succeeded him as MP for Malton.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hebblethwaite, Thomas 1628 births 1668 deaths People from Norton-on-Derwent Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge English MPs 1660 English MPs 1661–1679