William Sneyd (ca. 1614 – January 1695) was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1660. Sneyd was the son of Ralph Sneyd of Keele, Staffordshire, a member of the ancient family of Sneyd.John Burke ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland''
/ref> He was educated at Chell, Staffordshire under Mr Stevenson and was admitted to

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on 7 July 1632. He was admitted at

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on 9 May 1634. In 1660, Sneyd was elected

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for

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in the Convention Parliament.History of Parliament Online - Sneyd, William
/ref> He was a J.P. and was

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in 1663. Sneyd died at the age of 80 and was buried at Wolstanton, Staffordshire on 17 January 1695. Sneyd married Elizabeth Audeley, daughter of Robert Audeley, of Gransden, and had issue.

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1610s births 1695 deaths English MPs 1660 Members of Gray's Inn Members of the Parliament of England for Newcastle-under-Lyme High Sheriffs of Staffordshire {{17thC-England-MP-stub