Family and Education
bap. 19 July 1634, 1st s. of William Coward of Wells, and East Pennard, Som. by Catherine, da. of John Dodington of Som. educ. Lyon’s Inn; L. Inn 1655, called 1662, bencher 1680, treasurer 1689–91. m. (1) by 1666, Bridget (d. 1683), da. of Sir Thomas Hall of Bradford-on-Avon, Wilts., 1s. 1da.; (2) bef. 1692, Lady Philippa, da. of Arthur Annesley†, 1st Earl of Anglesey, wid. of Charles, 3rd Baron Mohun of Okehampton, 1s. suc. fa. 1664. A. J. Jewers, Wells Cathedral, 132–4.
Offices Held
Commr. for appeals in excise Oct. 1660–79; serjeant-at-law 1692–d.; commr. for taking subscriptions to land bank 1696.
Dep. recorder, Wells 1663, recorder by 1670–83, Aug.– Oct. 1688, 1689–d.
Parlimentarian
Main residences: Chamberlain Street, Wells, Som.; Totteridge, Herts.
Volume
Commons 1690-1715
Web Title
COWARD, William I (1634-1705)
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