Sir William Vavasour (1514–1566), of Hazlewood, Yorkshire was an English politician. He was the son of John Vavasour of Hazlewood Castle, Aberford, Yorkshire and his wife Brianna , daughter of

Henry Scrope, 6th Baron Scrope of Bolton Henry Scrope, 6th Baron Scrope of Bolton (''c''. 1468–1506) was the only son and heir of John Scrope, 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton. He inherited his father's lands and title at the age of about thirty, but, unlike his father, was never summoned to ...

and succeeded his father in 1524. He was knighted in 1544. He was a Justice of the Peace for the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1542 and for the East Riding from 1561 and

High Sheriff of Yorkshire The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere o ...

for 1548–49 and 1563–64. He was a member of the

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from 1553 to his death. He was elected a

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(MP) for

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in October 1553 (until 1554). He died in 1566. He had married Elizabeth, the daughter of Anthony Calverley, with whom he had at least six sons and five daughters. From another source, he was the son of William (5th Baron) Vavasour who was bn. around 1490 and Margaret Welch who was bn. in 1498. Margret was the daughter of Elizabeth Scrope and Walter Welch. William was the son of Henry William Vavasour. He married Elizabeth Calverley and they had one known daughter (Frances Vavasour) who married Henry Slingsby (bn. 1560). Their daughter Lady Eleanor Slingsby, married Arthur Ingraham or Ingram Sir Controller of The Customs of The Port of London (who was the something grandson of

Arthur Ingram Sir Arthur Ingram (ca. 1565 – 1642) was an English investor, landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1610 and 1642. The subject of an influential biography, he has been celebrated for his "financial ...

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1514 births 1566 deaths People from Craven District English knights English MPs 1553 (Mary I) High Sheriffs of Yorkshire

William William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

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