TEMPLE, Sir William, 1st Bt. (1628-99), of Sheen, Surr.

Family and Education

bap. 30 Apr. 1628, 1St s. of Sir John Temple. educ. Bishop’s Stortford g.s.; Emmanuel, Camb. 1644; travelled abroad 1648-54. m. 31 Jan. 1655, Dorothy (bur. 7 Feb. 1695), da. of Sir Peter Osborne of Chicksands, Beds., 1s. d.v.p. 1da. cr. Bt. 31 Jan. 1666; suc. fa. 1677.DNB; Her. and Gen. iii. 397, 399.

Offices Held

Envoy, Brussels 1665 – 67; ambassador to The Hague 1668 – 71, 1674 – 79; master of the rolls [I] 1677 – 96; PC 21 Apr. 1679 – 24 Jan. 1681; commr. for defective titles [I] 1683.CSP Dom. 1665–6, p. 80; 1677–8, p. 465; Bulstrode Pprs. 40, 195, 266.

Commr. for assessment, Surr. 1689–90.

MP [I] 1661 – 66.

Parlimentarian

TEMPLE, Sir William, 1st Bt. (1628-99), of Sheen, Surr.

Main residence: Sheen, Surr.

Author

E.R.E.

G.J.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

TEMPLE, Sir William (1628-99)