William Brereton, 2nd Baron Brereton
William Brereton, 2nd Baron Brereton | |
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 Family home, Brereton Hall | |
| Joint Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire | |
| In office July 1660 – July 1662 | |
| Member of Parliament for Cheshire | |
| In office 1661–1664 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 February 1611 |
| Died | 21 April 1664 (aged 53) Brereton Hall |
| Resting place | St Oswald's Church, Brereton |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Goring (1629–her death) |
| Children | William (1631–1680); Thomas (1635-1683); Henry (1636–1659); George (1638–1672); Elizabeth (1645–1724); others |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Royalist |
| Battles/wars |
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William Brereton, 2nd Baron Brereton (28 February 1611 – April 1664) was an English landowner from
Personal details
Born on 28 February 1611, Brereton was the eldest son of Sir John Brereton (1591–1629), and Anne (1594–1663), daughter of Sir Edward Fitton (1572–1619), owner of Gawsworth Old Hall. Sir John was heir apparent to Sir William Brereton, 1st Baron Brereton of Brereton Hall (1550–1631); his death in 1629 made Brereton the new heir, while his mother remarried, this time to Sir Gilbert Gerard (died 1646), Royalist Governor of Worcester during the First English Civil War.[1]
One of five surviving children, William had two brothers, John (1624–1656) and Edward, along with two sisters; Jane (died 1648), and Mary (died 1652), whose second husband was another member of the Gerard family, Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet of Fiskerton (died 1687).[2]
In 1629, Brereton married Lady Elizabeth Goring (1615–1687), daughter of
In 1661 William became 2nd Baron Brereton after the death of his grandfather Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet.
Career
The Brereton family had been established in Cheshire since the 14th century and was split into a number of different branches; the
He held no military commission during the
Although associated with
References
- ^ Brereton-Goodwin 2013, p. 25.
- ^ "Brereton, Baron (I, 1624 - 1722)". Cracroft's Peerage; The Complete Guide to the British Peerage & Baronetage. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Hampson 1983.
- ^ Morrill 2013.
- ^ Kyle 2010.
Sources
- Hampson, Gillian (1983). "Brereton, William, 2nd Baron Brereton of Laghlin [I] (1611–64), of Brereton Hall, Cheshire.". In Henning, B.D. (ed.). History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1660-1690. Boydell and Brewer.
- Kyle, Chris (2010). Thrush, Andrew (ed.). BRERETON, Sir William (1550-1631), of Brereton, Cheshire in History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629. CUP.
- Brereton-Goodwin, Faye (2013). The Breretons of Cheshire. E-books.
- Morrill, John (2013). "Brereton, Sir William, first baronet". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/3333. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
External links
- "Person Page 4409 § 44085". Thepeerage.com. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- "brereton02". Stirnet.com. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- "Photographs of Brereton, Cheshire, England, UK". Thornber.net. Retrieved 18 October 2013.