FORESTER, Sir William (1655-1718), of Dothill Park, nr. Wellington, Salop.

Family and Education

b. 10 Dec. 1655, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Francis Forester of Wellington by Lady Mary, da. of Richard Newport†, 1st Baron Newport, wid. of John Steventon of Dothill Park. educ. Trinity Coll. Camb. 1673, MA 1675. m. lic. 23 Apr. 1684, Lady Mary, da. of James Cecil†, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, 2s. 3da. suc. fa. 1684; Kntd. c. 20 Aug. 1689. Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. ser. 2, iii. 167–70; ser. 3, ii. 333–4; Salopian Shreds and Patches, vii. 141; Luttrell, Brief Relation, i. 572.

Offices Held

Clerk of Bd. of Green Cloth 1689–1717. CSP Dom. 1689–90, p. 5; J. M. Beattie, English Ct. in Reign of Geo. I, 186.

Commr. taking subscriptions to land bank 1696. CJ, xii. 508.

Parlimentarian

FORESTER, William (1655-1718), of Dothill Park, Salop.

Main residence: Dothill Park, nr. Wellington, Salop.

Author

D.W.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

FORESTER, Sir William (1655-1718)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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