Family and Education
b. 28 Jan. 1671, 1st s. of Sir William Stephens*. educ. Winchester 1684–8; King’s, Camb. 1689; M. Temple 1691. m. 1697, Mary, da. of Sir Richard Newdigate, 2nd Bt.†, of Arbury, Warws., 7s. 2da. suc. fa. 1697.
Offices Held
Commr. victualling 1712–14; agent for York Building Co. in Scotland 1728–35; sec. to trustees of Georgia 1737–41; pres. Savannah County, Georgia 1741–3; gov. Georgia 1743–51.
Main residence: Bowcombe, nr. Newport, I.o.W.
Notes
Unless otherwise indicated, this biography is based on T. Stephens, The Castle-Builders; or, the History of William Stephens (1759)
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Commons 1690-1715
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STEPHENS, William (1671-1753)
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