See also William Duckett (disambiguation) William Duckett (bapt. 23 May 1624 – 1 November 1686) was an English

gentleman A gentleman (Old French: ''gentilz hom'', gentle + man) is any man of good and courteous conduct. Originally, ''gentleman'' was the lowest rank of the landed gentry of England, ranking below an esquire and above a yeoman; by definition, the ra ...

who sat in the House of Commons between 1659 and 1679. Duckett was the son of

John Duckett John Duckett (1613 – 7 September 1644) was an English Catholic priest and martyr. Life John Duckett was born at Underwinder, in the parish of Sedbergh, in Yorkshire, in 1613, the son of James and Francis Duckett. He was a relative, poss ...

, of Hartham House, Corsham, Wiltshire, a Royalist gentleman, and his wife, Jane Winter or Wintour. He matriculated at

St John's College, Oxford St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. Founded as a men's college in 1555, it has been coeducational since 1979.Communication from Michael Riordan, college archivist Its founder, Sir Thomas White, intended to pro ...

, on 3 July 1640 aged 16. He was student of the Inner Temple in 1642.Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp.406–439. Accessed: 17 March 2011
via British History Online In 1659, Duckett was elected Member of Parliament for Calne in the Third Protectorate Parliament. In 1660, he was re-elected for Calne in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament and sat until 1679. The few electors were under Duckett family control, and his father had been returned for Calne in 1621 and 1624.

Family

Duckett married three times: Firstly, on 6 March 1650, he married Elizabeth Henshaw (baptised 29 April 1621 – 1654) at St Bartholomew-the-Great in London, a sister of the alchemist Thomas Henshaw, with issue including: * Lionel Duckett (1652–1693), who was also a member of parliament for Calne. Secondly, about 1655, he remarried, as a widower, the widow Anne Chapman née Knight (died 1667), with issue including: *Jane Duckett (1657–1713) *Three short-lived sons Thirdly, about September 1669 (licence: 13 September 1669, Bristol), he remarried, as a widower, Margaret Moore (d. 1694), a daughter of Sir Henry Moore, 2nd Baronet, of Fawley, Berkshire. There were no documented children from this marriage. Duckett died on 1 November 1686 at his home in Calne, Wiltshire, at the age of 62. He was buried on 5 November 1686. His will was executed by his widow, Margaret, with probate on 3 January 1687.

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Notes on theories of an undocumented son, Richard (1673–1773)
at Find a Grave {{DEFAULTSORT:Duckett, William 1624 births 1686 deaths Cavaliers Place of birth missing Alumni of St John's College, Oxford Members of the Inner Temple English MPs 1659 English MPs 1660 English MPs 1661–1679