FARRER, William (c.1656-1737), of Biddenham, Beds. and the Inner Temple

Family and Education

b. c. 1656, prob. 1st s. of Thomas Farrer of Harrold, Beds., Aylesbury, Bucks. and the I. Temple by Helen, da. of Sir William Boteler of Biddenham and Harrold. educ. I. Temple 1667, called 1677; Trinity, Oxf. matric. 16 Feb. 1672, aged 15. m. (1) 2 Mar. 1680, his 1st cos. Mary, da. and coh. of William Boteler† of Biddenham, 1s. d.v.p. 3da. (1 ); (2) Elizabeth (d. 1734), s.p. suc. fa. 1703. Beds. Hist. Rec. Soc. v. 90–91; Lipscomb, Bucks. iv. 48–49.

Offices Held

Burgess, Bedford 1690; dep. recorder by 1691–1711. Bedford Bor. Council, Bedford bor. recs. B2/3, corp. act bk. 1688–1718, ff. 12, 17, 116.

Member, SPCK c.1699–bef. 1708; master, St. Katherine’s Hosp. by the Tower 1715–bef. 1727; commr. for building 50 new churches 1715–aft.1727. Chapter in Eng. Church Hist. ed. McClure, 2; SPCK Archs. min. bk. 4, pp. 93–94; C. Jamison, Hist. St. Katherine’s Hosp. 192; E. G. W. Bill, Q. Anne Churches, p. xxiv.

Commr. army, navy and transport debts 1700–5; clerk of the pipe Apr. 1710–July 1711. Post Boy, 1–4 Dec. 1711; Cal. Treas. Bks. xxv. 433.

Chairman, cttees. of supply and ways and means 1708–10, 1715–27.

Parlimentarian

FARRER, William (?1656-1737), of Biddenham, Beds.

Main residences: Biddenham, Beds.; the Inner Temple.

Author

D.W.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

FARRER, William (c.1656-1737)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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