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Thomas Posthumous Hoby

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Gender Male
Death384 years ago
Date of birth January 1,1566
Date of died December 30,1640
Current partner Lady Margaret Hoby
Parents Thomas Hoby
Elizabeth Cooke, Lady Russell
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Thomas Posthumous Hoby Life story


Sir Thomas Posthumus Hoby, also spelt Hobie, Hobbie and Hobby, Posthumous and Postumus, was an English gentleman and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1629. A Puritan, he has been claimed as the inspiration for Shakespeare's character Malvolio in Twelfth Night.

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