Henry Macwilliam (c. 1532 – 1586) was a

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for Dorchester (1571),

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(1572), Appleby (1584) and

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(1586).MACWILLIAM, Henry (c.1532-86), of Stambourne Hall, Essex and St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Mdx.
The History of Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2015. He was the son of Henry Macwilliam and Elizabeth Leyes. His home was

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, Essex. He became Keeper of

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. He was first married to Elizabeth Leyes, daughter of Sir John Leyes. He married a second time to

Mary Cheke Mary, Lady Cheke (née Hill; - 30 November 1616) was an English courtier, poet, and epigrammatist,. She served as lady of the privy chamber to Elizabeth I. Biography Born Mary Hill in Hampshire around 1532. Her father was Richard Hill (d. 153 ...

, a widowed lady of the queen's privy chamber. He died on 27 December 1586. His children included: * Henry Macwillian (d. 1599) * Margaret Macwilliam, married

Sir John Stanhope Sir John Stanhope (1559 – 1611) was an English knight and landowner, and father of Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield. Career John Stanhope was the son of Sir Thomas Stanhope (d. 1596) of Shelford Priory, Shelford Manor, Nottinghamshir ...

(d. 1621) * Susannah Macwilliam, married Edward Saunders, (2)

Goddard Pemberton Sir Goddard Pemberton (d. 1616) was an English landowner and Member of Parliament. He was a son of Robert Pemberton of Rushden and Margaret Throckmorton, a daughter Richard Throckmorton of Higham Ferrers. Pemberton greatly benefitted by his marri ...

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1530s births Year of birth uncertain 1586 deaths Members of the Parliament of England for Dorchester English MPs 1571 People from Braintree District English MPs 1572–1583 English MPs 1584–1585 English MPs 1586–1587 Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Liskeard Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Appleby Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Carlisle {{16thC-England-MP-stub