Major General William Alington, 3rd Baron Alington LL (bef. 1641 – 1 February 1685) was an

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. Alington was the son of

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and Elizabeth Tollemache. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Alington of Killard, Co. Cork circa March 1660, on the death of his brother the 2nd Baron who died without male issue. In 1664, he was elected

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for

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in a by-election to the

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and was re-elected for the same constituency in 1679 and 1681. History of Parliament Online – Alington, William
/ref> He was created 1st Baron Alington of Wymondley, Hertfordshire on 5 December 1682. He served as

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from 1679 to his death and as

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from 1681 to his death.

Private life

He died in 1685, having married three times. Alington married (1) Catherine Stanhope, daughter of

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, and his wife,

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, before 1662. He married (2) Hon. Juliana Noel, daughter of

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, on 30 July 1664. He married (3) Lady Diana Russell, daughter of

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, on 15 July 1675. They had two children. *Hon. Catherine Alington, who married, in 1694,

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* Giles Alington, 4th Baron Alington

References

thePeerage.com
17th-century births 1685 deaths Alington, William Alington, 1st Baron of Peers of England created by Charles II Barons in the Peerage of Ireland Lord-Lieutenants of Cambridgeshire Lord-Lieutenants of the Tower Hamlets Year of birth uncertain English MPs 1661–1679 English MPs 1679 English MPs 1680–1681 English MPs 1681 {{Ireland-baron-stub