Alban Stepney or Stepneth (died 1611) was an English politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1572 and 1611. Stepney was the son of Thomas Stepney of Aldenham, Hertfordshire and his wife Dorothy (Dorati) Winde daughter of John Winde (also Weind or Wynde and Wyld) of Ramsey Lincolnshire. He matriculated as a scholar from Christ's College, Cambridge in Autumn 1562 and entered

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. In 1561, he was appointed registrar of the diocese of St. David's. In 1572, he was elected

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for

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. He was

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from 1572 to 1573. He was commissioner for the tanneries in Pembrokeshire in 1574 and was a J.P. for Pembrokeshire from 1575. He was elected MP for Haverfordwest again in 1584 and in 1586. In 1589 he was elected MP for Cardigan. He was Sheriff of Pembrokeshire again from 1589 to 1590 and was

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from 1596 to 1597. He became Deputy Lieutenant in 1602. In 1604 he was elected MP for Pembrokeshire. He was High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire again from 1604 to 1605. He acquired the property of Prendergast from his first wife, and was some time created Knight Banneret. History of Parliament Online - Alban Stepneth
/ref> Stepney married firstly Margaret Cathern daughter of Thomas Catharn or Cadern of Prendergast and secondly Mary Philipps, daughter of William Philipps of Picton. His eldest son

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was created a

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in 1621.George E. Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage, Vol. 1'' (1900)
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stepney, Alban Year of birth missing 1611 deaths Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge High Sheriffs of Pembrokeshire High Sheriffs of Carmarthenshire Stepney family English MPs 1572–1583 English MPs 1584–1585 English MPs 1586–1587 English MPs 1589 English MPs 1604–1611 Knights banneret of England