William FitzWilliam, 2nd Baron FitzWilliam

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William Fitzwilliam, 1st Baron Fitzwilliam

Catherine Hyde

William Fitzwilliam, 2nd Baron Fitzwilliam MP (c.1609 – 21 February 1658) was an English nobleman and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1640 and 1653.

Fitzwilliam was the son of

William Fitzwilliam, 1st Baron Fitzwilliam (1577–1643) and his wife Catherine Hyde (1574–1643).[1]

In April 1640, Fitzwilliam was elected

peerage on the death of his father in 1643.[1]

Fitzwilliam died at the age of 49.

On 11 Jul 1638 Fitzwilliam married Jane Hunter Perry (1611-8 Apr 1671), daughter of Hugh Perry and his wife Catherine Fenn. Their son William succeeded to the title and was later created Earl Fitzwilliam. Their daughter Jane FitzWilliam (1646-1679) married Sir Christopher Wren.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c the Peerage.com
  2. ^ Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.
Parliament of England
Parliament suspended since 1629
Member of Parliament for Peterborough
1640–1653
With: David Cecil
Sir Robert Napier, 2nd Baronet
Not represented in
Barebones Parliament
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by
William Fitzwilliam
Baron Fitzwilliam

1643–1658
Succeeded by