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Robert Peyton (MP died 1550)

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Sir Robert Thomas Peyton (by 1498 – 1550) of Isleham, Cambridgeshire, was an English politician.

Family

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He was born the eldest son of Sir Robert Peyton of Isleham. He married Frances, the daughter and heiress of Francis Haselden of Guilden Morden, Cambridgeshire and Chesterford, Essex by Elizabeth Calthorpe, daughter of Sir William Calthorp KB, and with her had six sons, including the MP Robert Peyton, and 2 daughters.

Career

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He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Cambridgeshire in 1529.[1] He was knighted sometime after 1529.

References

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  1. ^ "PEYTON, Robert I (by 1498-1550), of Isleham, Cambs. - History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.