About Leonard Bilson
Lived 1681 – 1715 (aged 33–34). Leonard Bilson was an English and British politician.
Leonard Bilson (25 September 1681 – 28 June 1715) was an MP for Petersfield during the early 18th century.
He was the son of Thomas Bilson of West Mapledurham and Susanna née Legge. He was educated at New College, Oxford. He was Commissioner of the Portsmouth and Sheet Turnpike Trust from 1711; and a Freeman of Portsmouth, also from 1711.
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Who was Leonard Bilson?
English Member of Parliament (1681-1715)
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Leonard Bilson was born in 1681.
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Leonard Bilson died on 28 June 1715.
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Leonard Bilson was a politician.
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Leonard Bilson was English and British.
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