Sir William Tate (1559–1617) was an English Member of Parliament. Delapré Abbey, Northants

Life

The son of Bartholomew Tate of Delapré Abbey, and brother of Francis Tate, he studied at

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, and entered the Middle Temple. He was first in Parliament as member for Corfe Castle, in 1593.historyofparliamentonline.org/, ''Tate, William (1559-1617), of Delapré, Northants''.
/ref> He succeeded his father in 1601, inheriting Delapré Abbey. Tate was an associate of Richard Knightley. He used Delapré Abbey as a centre for local Puritans. He brought the physician

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to the area, from the University of Cambridge, in 1603. In 1607, Cotta and Tate associated in spreading a

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against local opponents. He was appointed High Sheriff of Northamptonshire for 1603-04 and knighted in 1606. He was elected to Parliament for Northamptonshire in 1614.

Family

Tate married Elizabeth, daughter of

Edward la Zouche, 11th Baron Zouche Edward la Zouche, 11th Baron Zouche (6 June 1556 – 18 August 1625) was an English diplomat. He is remembered chiefly for his lone vote against the condemnation of Mary, Queen of Scots, and for organising the stag hunt where his guest, the Arc ...

; they had four sons and three daughters, of whom the eldest son was

Zouch Tate Zouch Tate (1606–1650) was an English Member of Parliament. Life He was the son of Sir William Tate and Elizabeth, daughter of Edward la Zouche, 11th Baron Zouche, and nephew of Francis Tate. He matriculated on 26 October 1621 at Trinity Coll ...

. Their daughter Elizabeth married Oliver Beecher and was mother to the MP Sir William Beecher. historyofparliamentonline.org, ''Beecher, Sir William (1628-94), of Howbury, Renhold, Beds''./ref> The Zouche title fell into abeyance on the death of the 11th Baron, but was revived in 1815 in favour of the heir of William and Elizabeth.

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tate, William 1559 births 1617 deaths 16th-century Puritans 17th-century English Puritans High sheriffs of Northamptonshire English MPs 1593 English MPs 1614