Sir William Peere Williams, 2nd Baronet (1730 – 27 April 1761) was an

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politician in

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. He was born in Clapton,

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, to Sir Hutchins Williams, 1st Baronet of Clapton, and Anne Hutchins. He was Member of Parliament for New Shoreham from 1758 until his death in 1761. An officer in the

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who served in the

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, Williams was killed at Butalot in the

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in France.Burke, p. 570

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References

*Burke, John, and Bernard Burke.
A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland
'' London: J.R. Smith, 1844. * *

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1730s births 1761 deaths Williams, Sir William Peere, 2nd Barone Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1754–1761 British Army officers British military personnel killed in the Seven Years' War British Army personnel of the Seven Years' War {{GreatBritain-baronet-stub