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William Windham (c. 1706 – 1789) was a British landowner and politician. The son of William Windham of Earsham (d. 1730) and Anne Tyrrell, he came of an old Norfolk family.

In April 1734, he married Mary, Dowager Countess of Deloraine (d. 1744), daughter of Capt. Charles Howard and granddaughter of Col. Philip Howard, but the two had no children.

He entered Parliament for the nearby borough of Aldeburgh in 1747, for which he sat until 1761. He briefly returned to Parliament for Helston from 1766 to 1768.

Upon his death in 1789, Earsham went to his nephew, Joseph Wyndham-Bower.

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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by William Conolly Richard Plumer	Member for Aldeburgh with Zachary Philip Fonnereau 1747–1761	Succeeded by Zachary Philip Fonnereau Philip Fonnereau
Preceded by Francis Godolphin Sir John Evelyn, Bt	Member for Helston with Sir John Evelyn, Bt 1766–1767 William Evelyn 1767–1768 1766–1768	Succeeded by William Evelyn The Earl of Clanbrassil

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 '''William Windham''' (c. 1706 &ndash; 1789) was a British landowner and politician. The son of [[William Windham (of Earsham, senior)|William Windham]] of [[Earsham]] (d. 1730) and Anne Tyrrell, he came of an old [[Norfolk]] family.
-In April 1734, he married Mary, Dowager Countess of Deloraine (d. 1744), daughter of Capt. Charles Howard and great-granddaughter of the [[Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk|2nd Earl of Suffolk]], but the two had no children.
+In April 1734, he married Mary, Dowager Countess of Deloraine (d. 1744), daughter of Capt. Charles Howard and granddaughter of Col. [[Philip Howard (1629-1717)|Philip Howard]], but the two had no children.
 He entered Parliament for the nearby borough of [[Aldeburgh (UK Parliament constituency)|Aldeburgh]] in 1747, for which he sat until 1761. He briefly returned to Parliament for [[Helston (UK Parliament constituency)|Helston]] from 1766 to 1768.