Sir William Stephens (c.1641 –1697) was a British

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.STEPHENS, Sir William (c.1641-97), of Barton, I.o.W.
at The History of Parliament Trust He was the first son of William Stephens and his wife Anne Redman (widow of Edward Harbert) and was educated at the

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(1656) and

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(1658). He was the Member of Parliament for Newport (IoW) from 1685 to 1687 and 1689 to 1695. He was knighted in 1684 and appointed

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for c.1689–93. He married Elizabeth, the daughter of Henry Hillary of Meerhay, Dorset, and had 2 sons and 5 daughters. Their son

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was also an MP for Newport and later

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stephens, William 1641 births 1697 deaths Alumni of New College, Oxford Members of the Middle Temple English MPs 1685–1687 English MPs 1689–1690 English MPs 1690–1695 Knights Bachelor Politicians awarded knighthoods

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