Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Glentworth
Chivalric Order Member
– 1617
Who was Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Glentworth?
Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Glentworth, Lincolnshire was an English Member of Parliament.
He represented the constituency of Grimsby from 1584 to 1585, Lincolnshire in 1601 and Grimsby again from 1604 to November 1611. He was appointed High Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1594 and was created a baronet on 25 November 1611.
Wray was a patron of religion. The Estate of the Church, with the Discourse of Times, translated and expanded by Simon Patrick from Jean de Hainault was dedicated to him. John Smyth regarded Wray as the major supporter of "godly" religion in the county.
Monuments to Wray and his second wife, Frances, and to Susanna Drury, sister of Frances, exist at St Peter's church Ashby cum Fenby.
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- Spouses
- Frances Drury
(1600 - 1617/08/13) - Lucy Montagu
(1580 - )
- Frances Drury
- Children
- Died
- 1617
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on July 23, 2013
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