Sir Thomas Paston (by 1517 – 4 September 1550), of London, was an English politician.
He was a son of Bridget Heydon, a daughter of SirHenry Heydon of Baconsthorpe, and Sir William Paston (c.1479 – 1554), a son ofSir John Paston and his first wife, Margery Brewes.
In 1539, Sir Thomas benefitted from thedissolution of the monasteries by gaining access to the wealth ofBinham Priory. He demolished some of the priory to use the stones to build a house inWells-next-the-Sea.[1]
He was aMember of Parliament (MP) forNorfolk in 1545.[2]
By 1544, he married Agnes, daughter of Sir John Leigh of Stockwell, Surrey. They raised two sons and one daughter.
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