Sir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Eltham

Who is Sir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Eltham?

Sir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Elham was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1701 to 1705.

Williams was the son of Sir Thomas Williams, 1st Baronet who was the royal physician th King Charles II. Williams was baptised in Elham in 1653. He was educated in Canterbury and at Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he matriculated in 1670. He was knighted around 1675. He was MP for Herefordshire from 1701 to 1705. He succeeded his father as baronet in 1712.

Williams married Mary Powell, daughter of Sir William Powell, 1st Baronet.