William Skipwith (died 1610)

Sir

William Henry Skipwith II
Sir; William Henry Skipwith II
Born	ca. 1564
Died	3 May 1610
Education	Jesus College, Cambridge
Spouse(s)	Margaret Cave,; Jane Roberts
Children	8, including Henry Skipwith
Parents	Henry Skipwith (died 1588) (father); Jane Hall (mother);

Sir William Henry Skipwith II (ca. 1564 – 3 May 1610), of Cotes, Leicestershire, was an English politician.

He was the eldest son of Henry Skipwith (died 1588) and was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge.^[2]

He was appointed Sheriff of Leicestershire for 1598. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Leicestershire in 1601 and Leicester in 1604.^[3]

He married twice: firstly Lady Margaret Cave, the daughter of Roger Cave of Stanford, Northants, with whom he had four sons and four daughters and secondly Jane, the daughter of John Roberts and the widow of John Markham of Sidebrook. His eldest son was Sir Henry Skipwith, 1st Baronet.

He was knighted on 21 April 1603 at Worksop Manor and was created a Baronet by King James I.^[4]

In August 1604, Prince Charles and Alexander Seton lodged in Skipwith's Leicester townhouse on their way to London. Next they went to Dingley, the home of Thomas Griffin.^[5]

He died on 3 May 1610 in London and was buried in Leicestershire.

References[]

^ "SKIPWITH, William II (C.1564-1610), of Cotes, Leics. | History of Parliament Online".
^ "Skypwyth, William (SKPT579W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ Thorpe, S.M. (1981). "Skipwith, William II (c.1564-1610)". In Hasler, Peter (ed.). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603. London: Boydell and Brewer. ISBN 9780118875011.
^ Henry Ellis, Original Letters, 1st series vol. 3 (London, 1824), p. 75.
^ Walter Seton, 'Early Years of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, and Charles, Duke of Albany', Scottish Historical Review, 13:52 (July 1916), pp. 373-4.

Parliament of England
Preceded by Sir Edward Hastings Sir Francis Hastings	Member of Parliament for Leicestershire 1601 With: Henry Hastings	Succeeded by Sir George Villiers Thomas Beaumont
Preceded by George Beaumont William Herrick	Member of Parliament for Leicester 1604–1610 With:	Succeeded by Henry Rich Sir Francis Leigh

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[1] "SKIPWITH, William II (C.1564-1610), of Cotes, Leics. | History of Parliament Online".

[2] "Skypwyth, William (SKPT579W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[HOP-3] Thorpe, S.M. (1981). "Skipwith, William II (c.1564-1610)". In Hasler, Peter (ed.). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603. London: Boydell and Brewer. ISBN 9780118875011.

[4] Henry Ellis, Original Letters, 1st series vol. 3 (London, 1824), p. 75.

[5] Walter Seton, 'Early Years of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, and Charles, Duke of Albany', Scottish Historical Review, 13:52 (July 1916), pp. 373-4.

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