William Pleydell


William Pleydell was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of [Commons of England|House of Commons] from 1640 to 1644. He supported the Royalist cause in the English [Civil War].
Pleydell was the son of Sir Charles Pleydell of Midgehall, Wiltshire and Kilburn Priory, Middlesex. In November 1640, he was elected Member of Parliament for Wootton Bassett (UK [Parliament constituency)|Wootton Bassett]. He supported the King in the Civil War and was disabled from sitting in February 1644.
Pleydell was the brother of John Pleydell who was later MP for Wootton Bassett.