William Allestry (ca. 1642ca. 1700) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the

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from 1685 to 1689. Allestry was the son of

Roger Allestry Roger Allestry (ca. 1620 – 1 February 1665) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1665. Allestry was the son of Thomas Allestry of Alvaston, Derbyshire and his second wife Constance Isley. He was a commission ...

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, Derbyshire and his wife Sarah Bradshaw, daughter of William Bradshaw of Derby. His father had been MP for Derby. History of Parliament Online - Allestry, William
/ref> He was educated at

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and at

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. He was commissioner for assessment at Derby from 1673 to 1680 and a J.P. for Derbyshire from 1680. He was

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in 1683. In 1685 Allestry was elected unopposed as

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for

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and held the seat until 1689. He played little part in parliament and was unsuccessful when he stood in 1690. Soon after he sold his estates at

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and moved to Middlesex where he was a J.P. Allestry died around 1700, "in great perplexity and trouble by reason of his debts". Allestry married in 1668 Frances Lorymer, daughter of John Lorymer, apothecary of London.

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1640s births 1700s deaths English MPs 1685–1687 High Sheriffs of Derbyshire Alumni of The Queen's College, Oxford Members of Gray's Inn People from Alvaston {{17thC-England-MP-stub