William Ettrick (1651 – 5 December 1716) was an English politician who represented the

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of Poole and

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in the House of Commons of England. He was a

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at the time of the Acts of Union 1707 and sat in the

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Life

He sat in both the House of Commons of England and the House of Commons of Great Britain.

Family

He was the son of MP

Anthony Ettrick Anthony Ettrick (15 November 1622 – 5 October 1703) was an English politician. Personal life His son William Ettrick replaced him in Parliament. References 1622 births 1703 deaths 17th-century English politicians English MPs 1685� ...

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1651 births 1716 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford People from Poole People from Christchurch, Dorset Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies English MPs 1685–1687 English MPs 1689–1690 English MPs 1690–1695 English MPs 1695–1698 English MPs 1698–1700 English MPs 1701 English MPs 1701–1702 English MPs 1702–1705 English MPs 1705–1707 British MPs 1707–1708 British MPs 1708–1710 British MPs 1710–1713 British MPs 1713–1715 British MPs 1715–1722 Tory members of the Parliament of Great Britain {{England-politician-stub