William Aubrey
Dr William Aubrey MP | |
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Carmarthen Boroughs | |
| In office 1554 | |
| Member of Parliament for Brecon | |
| In office 1558 | |
| Member of Parliament for Hindon | |
| In office 1559 | |
| Member of Parliament for Arundel | |
| In office 1563–1567 | |
| Member of Parliament for Taunton | |
| In office 1593 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1529 Brecknockshire |
| Died | 25 June 1595 London |
| Resting place | Old St Paul's Cathedral, London |
| Parent |
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| Education | Christ College, Brecon |
| Alma mater | All Souls College, Oxford |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | St Quentin (1557) |
William Aubrey (c. 1529 – 25 June 1595) was
Member of Parliament
for various Welsh and English constituencies between 1554 and 1592.
Early life and Oxford University
Aubrey was born in Brecknockshire, Wales, the second of Thomas Aubrey, MD, of Cantreff.
After being educated at what later became
William Herbert, the Earl of Pembroke in the St. Quentin campaign of 1557.[2]
In 1571 he was named in the foundation charter as one of the original eight fellows of Jesus College, Oxford.[3] He obtained the degree of DCL in 1554 and the following year he was made a Master in Chancery.[1]
Legal and political work
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In 1562 Aubrey was a member of the commission set up by
Queen Elizabeth.[1]
He was
Archbishop Whitgift.[1]
Death
Aubrey died in London, England in 1595 and was buried in Old St Paul's Cathedral.[4]
References
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/887. Retrieved 24 February 2008. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) The first edition of this text is available at Wikisource: . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- ^ "AUBREY, William (1529-95), of Cantreff, Brec., Doctors' Commons, London and Sydenham, Kent". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ "The Founders". jesus.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- Sinclair, W.p99: London; Chapman & Hall, Ltd; 1909
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