William Beecher (died 1694)
Sir William Beecher (24 April 1628 – 5 December 1694) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1667 to 1679.
Beecher was the son of Oliver Beecher of Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire and Howbury, Bedfordshire and his wife Elizabeth Tate, daughter of Sir William Tate of
In 1667, Beecher was elected
Beecher died at the age of 66 and was buried at Renhold.[1]
Beecher married firstly on 15 February 1656, his cousin Frances St John daughter of Oliver St John, 5th Baron St John of Bletso. They had a son and daughter but she died in 1658 and was buried on 17 September 1658 . He married secondly on 24 December 1660, Elizabeth Hillersden, widow of Thomas Hillersden of Elstow, Bedfordshire and daughter of John Huxley of Edmonton, Middlesex. They had three sons and a daughter. She died in 1705 and was buried on 20 January 1705.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e History of Parliament Online - Beecher, William
- ^ "Beecher, William (BCR645W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.