William Windham (of Earsham, senior)

William Windham (c. 1674 – 2 April 1730), of Earsham,

House of Commons

from 1722 to 1730.

Windham was the second son of William Windham, of Felbrigg Hall (died 1689) and his wife Catherine Ashe, daughter of Sir Joseph Ashe, 1st Baronet, MP, merchant of Twickenham. He was educated at Eton College in about 1685.^[1]

Windham entered the army and was a Cornet in the

South Sea bubble.^[1]

At the

Chelsea Hospital in 1726 and his salary was increased from £200 to £400 'in view of his sufferings in the service'. At the 1727 British general election he transferred to Aldeburgh where he was returned as MP on the Treasury interest.^[1]

Windham died on 22 April 1730, leaving two sons William, MP, and John, later John Windham-Bowyer, and a daughter Catharine, who eloped with the son of the Apothecary in Bungay.^[2] There are family memorials in All Saints Church, Earsham.^[3]

External links

National Trust Collections Colonel William Windham of Earsham (1674-1730) by Godfrey Kneller

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "WINDHAM, William (c.1674-1730), of Earsham, Norf". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
^ About Earsham Hall
^ "All Saints' Church". Retrieved 23 September 2006.

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Preceded by Sir Hervey Elwes Thomas Western	Member of Parliament for Sudbury 1722–1727 With: John Knight	Succeeded by John Knight Carteret Leathes
Preceded by Samuel Lowe Walter Plumer	Member of Parliament for Aldeburgh 1727 –1730 With: Samuel Lowe	Succeeded by Samuel Lowe Sir John Williams

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[HOP-1] "WINDHAM, William (c.1674-1730), of Earsham, Norf". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 11 May 2019.

[2] About Earsham Hall

[norfolkchurches-3] "All Saints' Church". Retrieved 23 September 2006.

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