William Stawell (c. 1651-1702), of Parke,

Bovey Tracey Bovey Tracey () is a small town and civil parish in Devon, England, on the edge of Dartmoor, its proximity to which gives rise to the "slogan" used on the town's boundary signs, "The Gateway to the Moor". It is often known locally as "Bovey". It ...

Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...

, was an English

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

(MP). He was a Member of the

Parliament of England The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the great council of bishops and peers that advised t ...

for Ashburton 9 March 1677, March 1679, 1681, 1685, 1690, 1695, 1698, February 1701, December 1701 - 18 June 1702.http://historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/stawell-william-1651-1702

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1650s births 1702 deaths Year of birth uncertain 17th-century English people 18th-century English people People from Devon Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) {{England-pre1707-MP-stub