Sir William Dudley, 1st Baronet (c. 1597 – 18 September 1670) was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1663. Dudley was the son of Edward Dudley of

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, and his wife Elizabeth Wood, daughter of Robert Wood, of Lamley, Nottinghamshire. He succeeded his elder brother Edward Dudley, who died without issue on 13 November 1641. He was created a

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on 1 August 1660. He was

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from 1660 to 1661, In March 1663, he was elected Member of Parliament for

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but his election was declared void on 9 April.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage, Volume 3'' 1900
/ref> Dudley died at the age of 73 and was buried at Clopton. Dudley married three times. He married firstly a daughter of Monsieur de Pleuee. She died without issue and he married secondly, Jane Smith, daughter of Sir Roger Smith, of Edmondthorpe, Leicestershire. She also died without issue and he married thirdly, Mary Pindar, daughter of Paul Pindar of London who was nephew of Sir Paul Pindar, sometime Ambassador to Constantinople.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dudley, William 1590s births 1670 deaths English MPs 1661–1679 Baronets in the Baronetage of England High sheriffs of Northamptonshire Place of birth missing