William Monson (ca. 1653 – 7 March 1727), of

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, Hertfordshire, was an English Whig politician who sat in the

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between 1695 and 1707 and in the

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between 1708 and 1722.

Life

Monson was the second son of Sir John Monson KB, of Burton, Lincolnshire and his wife Judith Pelham, daughter of

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, of Halland, Laughton, Sussex.George E. Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage, Vol. 1'' (1900)
/ref> He married Laetitia Poulett daughter of

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on 18 July 1688. Monson was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for

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at the general election of 1695 and sat until 1698. He was returned unopposed as MP for

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at the general elections of

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and

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. He was elected as MP for

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in 1708 general election but was defeated there in

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. He was returned as MP for Aldborough at a by-election on 16 April 1715. He succeeded his brother

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in the

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on 6 April 1718. He did not stand again at the 1722 general election. Monson died without issue on 7 March 1727. His property and the baronetcy passed to his nephew,

John Monson John Monson (c.1628 – 14 October 1674) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1660 and 1674. Monson was the son of Sir John Monson, 2nd Baronet of South Carlton and Broxbourne, Hertfordshire and his w ...

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