William Rede may refer to: *

William Reade (bishop) William Reade or William Rede (1315-1385) was a medieval bishop, theologian and astronomer. Education Reade was initially brought up, from boyhood to maturity, by his friend and protégé Nicholas of Sandwich. He was then educated at Exeter C ...

or Rede, medieval bishop of Chichester * William Rede (by 1529–at least 1569), MP for Devizes *

William Rede (died 1558) William Rede (c. 1500 – 3 November 1558) was the member of Parliament for Cricklade in the parliament of 1529 and for Gloucestershire Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of t ...

, MP for Cricklade, and for Gloucestershire *

William Leman Rede William Leman Rede (31 January 1802 – 3 April 1847), often referred to as simply Leman Rede, was one of the many prolific and successful playwrights who composed farces, melodramas, burlettas (light musical and comedies) and travesties, primar ...

(1802–1847), playwright

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