William Almer ( fl. 1572) of Pant Iocyn,

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, 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 Almer, between Gresford and Wrexham.. William was a

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for Denbighshire from 1562 and appointed

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for 1586–87. He served as a Deputy Lieutenant of the county from 1587. He was elected a

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(MP) of the

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in 1572. He married Elen, the daughter of Piers Puleston of Hafod y Wern, Wrexham and had one daughter. Pant Iocyn passed to his daughter Jane, who had married Gilbert Gerard.

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Pant-yr-Ochain, the chief house in Gresford
Year of birth missing Year of death missing Members of the Parliament of England for Denbighshire 16th-century Welsh politicians Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales High Sheriffs of Denbighshire Deputy Lieutenants of Denbighshire English MPs 1572–1583 {{Wales-pre1707-MP-stub