Sir William Playters, 2nd Baronet (1590 – 1668) was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1640 to 1648. Playters was the son of

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Sotterley Sotterley, originally ''Southern-lea'' from its situation south of the river, Suckling, A.I., (1846). 'Sotterley', in ''The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk'', 2 vols (W.S. Cowell, Ipswich 1846), Ipp. 81–96(British History Onli ...

and his wife Anne Swan, daughter of Sir William Swan. John Burke, John Bernard Burke ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies''
/ref> He was knighted at Wanstead on 12 September 1623.Knights of England
/ref> He inherited the

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on the death of his father in 1638. In November 1640, Playters was elected

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for Orford in the

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. He was Deputy Lieutenant and

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between 1640 and 1649. He was also a colonel of a regiment until relieved of his posts by parliament. Suckling. A. (1846
: 'Sotterley', ''The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk: volume 1''
pp. 81-96. Date accessed: 1 April 2011 Playters died at the age of 78 and was commemorated on a monument on the tomb of his wife at

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, Norfolk. Playters married Frances Le Grys, daughter of Christopher Le Grys of Billingford, Norfolk. He had one son, Thomas, who died in 1651. He was succeeded by Sir Lionel Playters.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Playters, William 1590 births 1668 deaths English MPs 1640–1648 People from Waveney District Baronets in the Baronetage of England