William Rotheram (by 1519 – will proved 1559), of
Lincoln
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was an English Mayor and
Member of Parliament
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.
He was appointed sheriff of Lincoln for 1545, made
Mayor of Lincoln for 1554–55 and elected a
Member
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(MP) of the
Parliament of England
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for
Lincoln
Lincoln most commonly refers to:
* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincoln ...
in April 1554.
He was married with a son and two daughters.
References
1559 deaths
Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Lincoln
Mayors of Lincoln, England
English MPs 1554
Year of birth uncertain
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