NORTHMORE, William (1690-1735), of Northmore House, Okehampton and Cleve, nr. Exeter, Devon.

The Northmores, an old Devonshire family, settled at Welle, near South Tawton, since 1332, acquired Throwleigh and a large estate at Okehampton in the seventeenth century, subsequently holding civic office in the borough and building Northmore House, the present town hall, in 1685.C. Worthy, Devonshire Wills, 335-8; Lysons, Devon, ii. 371-2; W. G. Hoskins, Devon, 447. In 1713 William Northmore inherited Cleve from his uncle Thomas Northmore, who held many of the Monck estates in mortgage, in his will ordering their sale for the benefit of his nephew and his wife.PCC 122 Aston. In the same year he was returned as a Tory on his own interest for Okehampton. Re-elected in 1715, he voted against the Government in all recorded divisions. In 1721 his name was sent to the Pretender as a probable supporter in the event of a rising.Stuart mss 65/16. He did not stand in 1722 but resumed his seat in 1727, voting with the Opposition against the Hessians in 1730 and the excise bill in 1733. He died 17 Mar. 1735.