William Eliot (MP)
Sir William Eliot was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.
Early life
Eliot was the son of Lawrence Eliot of Busbridge, Surrey and Mary Eliot.He matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford on 15 October 1602 aged 15. He was a student of Middle Temple in 1605.
Career
In 1618, Eliot inherited the estate at Busbridge, and was knighted on 1 February 1621.In April 1640, Eliot was elected Member of Parliament for Haslemere in the Short Parliament.
Personal life
In 1616, Eliot married Mary Goring, the daughter of George Goring, MP, and Anne Goring. Her brother, George Goring was created the Earl of Norwich.After the death of his first wife in 1620, he married Joan d'Ewes, a daughter of Paul d'Ewes, of Milden, Suffolk, one of the Six Clerks in Chancery, and his first wife Cecelia Simonds, on 7 February 1620. Her brother was Sir Simonds d'Ewes, 1st Baronet. Together, they were the parents of a son:
- Sir William Eliot, who married Elizabeth Wray, a daughter of Sir Christopher Wray and sister to Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet and Sir Drury Wray, 9th Baronet. After her death in 1658, he married Barbara Godfrey.