Sir William Papworth (''c''. 1331 – 4 September 1414), of
Grafham (then in
Huntingdonshire, now
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East of England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and North ...
) and
Papworth St. Agnes
Papworth St Agnes is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England. The population of the village is included in the civil parish of Graveley It has also been known as Papworth Magna, to distinguish it from the adjoining Papworth ...
(Cambridgeshire), was an English politician.
He was a
Member
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(MP) of the
Parliament of England
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for
Cambridgeshire
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in 1372, 1381, May 1382 and 1386; and for
Huntingdonshire in 1385.
References
1331 births
1414 deaths
English MPs 1372
People from Huntingdonshire
English MPs 1381
English MPs May 1382
English MPs 1386
English MPs 1385
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