William Stafford (1627–1665) of

Blatherwycke Blatherwycke is a village and civil parish in the North Northamptonshire, England. It is about north-east of Corby. It is near Blatherwycke Lake, on the Willow Brook. Demographics The population is grouped with the nearby village of Laxton ...

, Northamptonshire was an English politician. He was born the 3rd son of William Stafford (d.1637) of Blatherwycke and succeeded his brother in 1644. He was elected a

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(MP) of the

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for Stamford on 6 April 1661, sitting until his death in 1665. He married Margaret, the daughter of

Sir John Corbet, 1st Baronet Sir John Corbet, 1st Baronet (c. 1589 – 19 January 1628) was MP for Norfolk between 1624 and 1625 and Yarmouth between 1625 and 1626. He was the son of Sir Thomas Corbet of Sprowston, Norfolk, High Sheriff of Norfolk in 1612 and the elder bro ...

of Stoke, Shropshire and left a surviving son and 2 daughters.

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1627 births 1665 deaths People from Northamptonshire English MPs 1661–1679 {{17thC-England-MP-stub