Sir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Elham (24 November 1653 (baptised) – 28 April 1723), was an English politician, of Welsh parentage, who sat in the

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from 1701 to 1705. Williams was the son of

Sir Thomas Williams, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Williams, 1st Baronet (c. 1621 – 1712) was a Welsh medical doctor and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1675 to 1679. He was "Chymical Physician" to King Charles II. Early life Williams was the son of Thomas Williams, o ...

, who was the royal physician to King Charles II. Williams was baptised in Elham in 1653. He was educated in

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and at

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, where he matriculated in 1670. He was knighted around 1675. He was MP for

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from 1701 to 1705. He succeeded his father as baronet in 1712. Williams married Mary Powell (1663–1704), daughter of Sir William Powell on 11 February 1675. The couple had two sons and six daughters, but only three of the daughters survived their parents.

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1653 births 1723 deaths English MPs 1701 English MPs 1701–1702 English MPs 1702–1705 Baronets in the Baronetage of England People from Elham, Kent {{18thC-England-MP-stub