LANGHAM, Sir William (c.1625-1700), of Walgrave and Cottesbrooke, Northants.

b. c. 1625, 4th but 2nd surv. s. of Sir John Langham, 1st Bt.†, by Mary, da. of James Bunce of Gracechurch Street, London; bro. of Sir James Langham, 2nd Bt.†; educ. Emmanuel, Camb. 1642, BA 1645, MD 1652; fellow of Peterhouse 1646–50; Leyden 13 Nov. 1647, aged 22; Padua, MD 1648. m. (1) 2 Sept. 1657, Elizabeth (d. 1657), da. of Sir Anthony Haslewood of Maidwell, Northants., s.p.; (2) 19 June 1659, Alice (d. 1664), da. of John Chudleigh of Ashton, Devon, wid. of John Rolle†, merchant, of London and Widdicombe House, Stokenham, Devon, 2da. d.v.p. ; (3) 10 July 1666, aged 40, Martha (d. 1710), da. of Herbert Hay† of Glyndebourne, Suss., wid. of David Polhill of Chipstead Place, Kent, 3s. (2 ). Kntd. 14 Dec. 1671; suc. bro. as 3rd Bt. 22 Aug. 1699. Vis. Northants. (Harl. Soc. lxxxvii), 114–16; Vivian, Vis. Devon, 190.