Sir William Masham, 1st Baronet

Sir William Masham, 1st Baronet (c. 1592 – c. 1656) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1655.

Life

Masham was the only son of William Masham of St Botolph without Aldgate, London and educated at Magdalen College, Oxford (1607) and the Inner Temple (1610).

Masham was created baronet on 20 December 1621.^[1] He was elected Member of Parliament for Maldon in 1624, 1625 and 1626 and for Colchester in place of Edward Alford in 1628 after a petition.

In April 1640, Masham was elected MP for Colchester in the Short Parliament and then for Essex in November 1640 for the Long Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Essex in 1654 for the First Protectorate Parliament.^[2]

He married Elizabeth, the daughter of Joan and Sir Francis Barrington of Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex,^[3] and the widow of Sir James Altham of Mark Hall, Latton, Essex. They had three sons (of whom at least one predeceased him) and a daughter.

References

^ Leigh Rayment – Baronets^[usurped]
^ 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.
^ Kelsey, Sean (23 September 2004). "Barrington [née Williams or Cromwell], Joan, Lady Barrington (c. 1558–1641), godly matriarch and patron of clergy". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 1 (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/65888. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

"MASHAM, Sir William, 1st Bt. (1591–1656), of Otes, High Laver, Essex". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 11 June 2013.

Parliament of England
Preceded by Julius Caesar Henry Mildmay	Member of Parliament for Maldon 1624–1626 With: Sir Arthur Harris 1624 Sir Henry Mildmay 1625 Sir Thomas Cheek 1626	Succeeded by Sir Henry Mildmay Sir Arthur Harris
Parliament suspended since 1629	Member of Parliament for Colchester Apr 1640 With: Sir Harbottle Grimston	Succeeded by Sir Harbottle Grimston Sir Thomas Barrington, Bt
Preceded by Sir Thomas Barrington Sir Harbottle Grimston	Member of Parliament for Essex 1640–1653 With: Lord Rich 1640–1641 Sir Martin Lumley 1641–1648	Succeeded by Joachim Matthews Henry Barrington John Brewster Christopher Earl Dudley Templer
Preceded by Joachim Matthews Henry Barrington John Brewster Christopher Earl Dudley Templer	Member of Parliament for Essex 1654 With: Sir Richard Everard, Bt Sir Thomas Honywood Sir Thomas Bowes; Sir Henry Mildmay (of Graces) Thomas Coke (of Pebmarsh) Carew Mildmay Dionysius Wakering Edward Turnor Richard Cutts Oliver Raymond Herbert Pelham	Succeeded by Sir Harbottle Grimston Sir Richard Everard, Bt Sir Thomas Honywood Sir Thomas Bowes Sir Henry Mildmay of Graces Robert Barrington Carew Mildmay Dionysius Wakering Edward Turnor Dudley Temple Oliver Raymond Hezekiah Haynes John Archer
Baronetage of England
New creation	Baronet of Long Ashton 1621 – c. 1656	Succeeded by William Masham

[1] Leigh Rayment – Baronets^[usurped]

[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.

[3] Kelsey, Sean (23 September 2004). "Barrington [née Williams or Cromwell], Joan, Lady Barrington (c. 1558–1641), godly matriarch and patron of clergy". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 1 (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/65888. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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