William Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton

The Right Honourable

The Lord Spencer of Wormleighton
The Right Honourable; The Lord Spencer of Wormleighton
	William Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton
Born	christened 4 January 1591
Died	19 December 1636 (aged 45)
Spouse(s)	Lady Penelope Wriothesley
Children	6 (including Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland and Robert Spencer, 1st Viscount Teviot)
Parent(s)	Robert Spencer, 1st Baron Spencer of Wormleighton; Margaret Willoughby

William Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton (christened 4 January 1591 – 19 December 1636) was an English nobleman, politician, and peer from the Spencer family.

Life[]

Spencer was the son of Robert Spencer, 1st Baron Spencer of Wormleighton, and his wife, Margaret Willoughby, and was baptised on 4 January 1591 at Brington, Northamptonshire. He attended Magdalen College, Oxford, and became a Member of Parliament for Brackley in 1614, for Northamptonshire (1620–1622 & 1624–1627). From 6 May 1618 to 1621, Spencer held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Northamptonshire. On 25 October 1627, he succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton.

Family[]

Lord Spencer married Lady Penelope Wriothesley, daughter of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton and Elizabeth Vernon in 1615, by whom he had three sons and three daughters. He died in December 1636, aged 45, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Henry, who was created Earl of Sunderland in 1643. Lord Spencer's second son the Honourable Robert was created Viscount Teviot in 1685. His daughter Margaret was the third wife of the prominent statesman, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury. Another daughter Elizabeth married John Craven, 1st Baron Craven of Ryton, and a third, Alice, married Henry Moore, 1st Earl of Drogheda.

Ancestry[]

Ancestors of William Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton

16. Sir William Spencer

8. Sir John Spencer

17. Susan Knightley

4. Sir John Spencer

18. Sir Thomas Kitson

9. Katherine Kitson

19. Margaret Donnington

2. Robert Spencer, 1st Baron Spencer of Wormleighton

20. Thomas Catlyn

10. Sir Robert Catlyn

21.

5. Mary Catlyn

22. John Boles

11. Ann Boles

23.

1. William Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton

24.

12. Sir Henry Willoughby

25.

6. Sir Francis Willoughby

26. Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset

13. Anne Grey

27. Margaret Wotton

3. Margaret Willoughby

28. John Littleton

14. John Littleton

29. Elizabeth Talbot

7. Elizabeth Littleton

30. John Pakington

15. Bridget Pakington

31. Anne Dacres

References[]

thepeerage.com Accessed 29 December 2007.

Political offices
Preceded by The Earl of Westmorland	Custos Rotulorum of Northamptonshire 1629–1636	Succeeded by Sir Christopher Hatton
Parliament of England
Preceded by Sir Edward Montagu William Tate	Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire with Sir Edward Montagu 1620–1621 Sir Richard Knightley 1621–1626 1626–1627 1620–1627	Succeeded by Francis Nicolls Sir Richard Knightley
Peerage of England
Preceded by Robert Spencer	Baron Spencer of Wormleighton 1627–1636	Succeeded by Henry Spencer

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