William Marlott (May 1574 – February 1646) of Shoreham was an English politician who sat in the

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between 1625 and 1646. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the

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. Marlott was born in Sussex, the son of Thomas Marlott and his wife Dorothy Stapley. In 1624 Marlott was elected

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for New Shoreham and held the seat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. In April 1640, he was re-elected MP for New Shoreham in the

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and again in November 1640 for the

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and held the seat until his death in 1646. Marlott was absent on a call of the House on 5 February 1644, being on service of the Parliament. He took the Covenant on 27 March 1644.The Story of Shoreham
/ref> Marlott died in 1646 and was buried on 8 February 1646 at Shoreham by Sea .

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