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16th Century British Politicians

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  • Robert Spencer, 1st Baron Spencer of Wormleighton, MP (1570 - 1627)
    Robert Spencer, 1st Baron Spencer of Wormleighton KG (1570 – 25 October 1627) was an English nobleman, peer, politician, landowner, and MP from the Spencer family. Robert Spencer was born in Althorp, ...
  • Edmund Grey, of Merton, MP (bef.1510 - 1548)
    Biography Edmund Grey of Gray's Inn & Merton, Norfolk (b. bef. 1510 - d. 20 Aug 1548), served as MP for Lynn, Norfolk in 1545.[1] He was the son of: Thomas Grey of Merton, Norfolk,[1] priest,[...
  • Sir Alexander Avenon, Lord Mayor of London (c.1515 - 1580)
    Biography Extracted from Alexander Avenon was born about 1515 (see Research Notes below), the son of Robert Avenon of Kings Norton, Worcestershire. In the space of his lifetime he rose from obscur...
  • William Sackville, MP (bef.1509 - 1556)
    Biography SACKVILLE, William (by 1509-56), of Bletchingley and Dorking, Surr. Family and Education b. by 1509, 1st s. of Edward Sackville of Bletchingley by Jane, da. of Sir Roger Kynaston of Myddle...
  • William Tyrwhitt, of Twigsmoor and Kettleby, MP (aft.1531 - 1591)
    William Tyrwhitt (died 1591) was an English landowner and politician who sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for Huntingdon in March 1553 but took no further part in public life under Queen Elizabeth I be...