Sir William Whitmore, 2nd Baronet
Sir William Whitmore, 2nd Baronet (6 April 1637 – 30 March 1699) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1699.
Apley Hall-seat of the Whitmore family.
Whitmore was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Baronet of Apley Hall, Shropshire and his wife Elizabeth Acton, daughter of Sir William Acton, 1st Baronet (1570-1651). He succeeded in 1653 to the baronetcy on the death of his father, who had been MP for Bridgnorth.[1]
In 1661, Whitmore was elected Member of Parliament for Bridgnorth for the Cavalier Parliament. He held the seat until his death in 1699.[2]
Sir William married Mary Harvey, daughter of Elias Harvey of London. He died aged 61 without issue and the baronetcy became extinct.[1] Apley Hall passed to his cousin .
References[]
- ^ a b J. Burke and J.B. Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England (Scott Webster and Geary, London 1837), p. 563 (Google).
- ^ M.W. Helms/J.S. Crossette, 'Whitmore, Sir William, 2nd Bt. (1637-99), of Apley Park, Salop.', in B.D. Henning (ed.), The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1660-1690 (from Boydell and Brewer 1983), History of Parliament Online.
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