Edward Almer or Aylmer (by 1516 – 1574 or later), of

Denbigh Denbigh (; cy, Dinbych; ) is a market town and a community in Denbighshire, Wales. Formerly, the county town, the Welsh name translates to "Little Fortress"; a reference to its historic castle. Denbigh lies near the Clwydian Hills. History ...

and Gresford,

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, was a Welsh politician. He was a younger son of John Almer of Almer, Denbighshire, a sergeant-at-arms at the court of Henry VIII. He was a

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for Denbighshire from 1543 to his death and was appointed

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for 1552–53, 1557–58 and 1570–71. He was elected a

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(MP) of the

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for

in 1555. He transferred the family seat from Almer to Pant Iocyn (now Pant-yr-Ochain), a house he rebuilt between Gresford and Wrexham using materials salvaged from his previous home. He married Dorothy, the daughter of Sir George Calverley of Lea, Cheshire and widow of Robert Bostock of Churton, Cheshire. They had 5 sons and 3 daughters. He was succeeded by his eldest son,

William Almer William Almer ( fl. 1572) of Pant Iocyn, Denbighshire, was a Welsh politician. Almer was the eldest son of the MP, Edward Almer of Gresford, Denbighshire. He succeeded his father after 1574, inheriting Pant Iocyn (Pant-yr-Ochain) house at Alm ...

, also MP for Denbighshire.

References

* Year of death missing 16th-century Welsh politicians Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales High Sheriffs of Denbighshire English MPs 1555 Year of birth uncertain {{Wales-pre1707-MP-stub