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Revision as of 20:39, 8 February 2012
Sir William Courtenay, 1st Baronet (7 September 1628 - 1 August 1702)[1] was an English politician.
Courtenay was the son of Francis Courtenay of Powderham Castle and his wife Elizabeth Seymour, daughter of Sir Edward Seymour. He was created a baronet in 1644 but disdained the title and never took out a patent. He was therefore not included in the list of baronets, although the king styled his as such in his commissions.[2]
On 2 April 1660, Courtenay became the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashburton, Devon.[1] However he dropped out of politics after the Restoration and appears was not returned in 1661. In 1664 he served as High Sheriff of Devon.[3] In 1677 Courtenay's health prevented him standing at Ashburton but he managed the campaign of the country party. The country party's candidate was unsuccessful but the government supporters admitted that in a clean election Courtenay's campaign had been very moderate. Notwithstanding that he had made a new freeholder and "drank him so freely" that he fell downstairs and broke his neck.[4] On 18 February 1679, Courtenay became the MP for the constituency of Devon[5] until 1685. His health prevented him standing in 1688.[4]
Courtenay died aged 73.
Courtenay married Margaret Waller, daughter of Sir William Waller, parliamentary general. They had eight children:[6]
- Francis (1651–1699), married Mary Boevey in 1670.
- James (1655–1727), of Walreddon, Witchurch, Devon. He married Elizabeth Bourbon in 1682.
- George (b. 1657), MP of Fitzford, Devon.
- Richard (d. 1696), married Katherine Waller.
- William (d.1703), MP for Devon.[2] Married Susanna Kellond.
- Elizabeth, married John Clobery in 1673.
- Margaret (1663–1755), married Edmund Reynell.
- Jane (b. 1664), married John Rowe in 1687.
References
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 3)
- ^ a b John Burke A General and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire, Volume 1
- ^ "The Peerage". Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- ^ a b Basil Duke Henning The House of Commons, 1660-1690, Volume 1
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)
- ^ Rutland 8: Descendants of William the Conqueror http://www.william1.co.uk/r7.htm#r7l16