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Sir William Stephens (c.1641 –1697) was a British Member of Parliament.^[1]

He was the first son of William Stephens and his wife Anne Redman (widow of Edward Harbert)and was educated at the Middle Temple (1656) and New College, Oxford (1658).

He was the Member of Parliament for Newport (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency) from 1685 to 1687 and 1689 to 1695. He was knighted in 1684 and appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Wight for c.1689–93.

He married Elizabeth, the daughter of Henry Hillary of Meerhay, Dorset, and had 2 sons and 5 daughters.

References

^ STEPHENS, Sir William (c.1641-97), of Barton, I.o.W. at The History of Parliament Trust

[HPT-1] STEPHENS, Sir William (c.1641-97), of Barton, I.o.W. at The History of Parliament Trust

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 {{for|English MP for Newport and Newtown in the early 1700s|William Stephens (Georgia)}}
-Sir '''William Stephens''' (c.1641 –1697) was  Member of Parliament for [[Newport (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency)]] from 1685 to 1687 and 1689 to 1695.<ref name=HPT>[http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/stephens-sir-william-1641-97 STEPHENS, Sir William (c.1641-97), of Barton, I.o.W.] at The History of Parliament Trust</ref>
+Sir '''William Stephens''' (c.1641 –1697) was a British [[Member of Parliament]].<ref name=HPT>[http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/stephens-sir-william-1641-97 STEPHENS, Sir William (c.1641-97), of Barton, I.o.W.] at The History of Parliament Trust</ref>
-Stephens was the first son of  William Stephens and his wife  Anne Redman (widow of Edward Harbert).<ref name=HPT/>
+He was the first son of  William Stephens and his wife Anne Redman (widow of Edward Harbert)and was educated at the [[Middle Temple]] (1656) and [[New College, Oxford]] (1658).
+He was the Member of Parliament for [[Newport (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency)]] from 1685 to 1687 and 1689 to 1695. He was knighted in 1684 and appointed [[Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Wight]] for c.1689–93.
+He married Elizabeth, the daughter of Henry Hillary of Meerhay, Dorset, and had 2 sons and 5 daughters.
 ==See also==
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 [[Category:1641 births]]
 [[Category:1697 deaths]]
+[[Category:Alumni of New College, Oxford]]
+[[Category:Members of the Middle Temple]]
 [[Category:English MPs 1685–87]]
 [[Category:English MPs 1689–90]]
 [[Category:English MPs 1690–95]]
+[[Category:Knights Bachelor]]