William Massinger (1514/15–1593/94) was an English politician.

Life

He was the eldest son of Thomas Massinger, who was a sheriff and mayor of Gloucester. The family were close and his father's sister was Joan Cooke who founded the Crypt School in Gloucester. William was a

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(MP) of the

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for

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in November 1554, 1555 and 1571. He was sheriff for Gloucester in 1562–3 and 1566–7 and made

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for 1569–70 and 1585–6. He married Elizabeth, and had 3 sons (including Arthur and Richard) and a daughter.

References

1515 births 1594 deaths Politicians from Gloucester English MPs 1554–1555 English MPs 1555 English MPs 1571 Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Gloucester Mayors of Gloucester {{16thC-England-MP-stub