William Grove (16th-century MP)
William Grove (1532/33 – 1582), of Shaftesbury, Dorset, and Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire, was an English Member of Parliament and lawyer.
He was the son of Robert Grove. He was educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford and was admitted to Gray's Inn in 1557.[1]
Grove bought estates at Donhead St Andrew and Sedgehill, both in Wiltshire, in 1563 and 1573 respectively.[1][2]
He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Shaftesbury in 1558.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "GROVE, William (1532/33-82), of Shaftesbury, Dorset, and Donhead St. Andrew, Wilts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Crowley, D.A., ed. (1987). "Victoria County History: Wiltshire: Vol 13 pp169-176 – Parishes: Sedgehill". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
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