William Whitmore

Who was William Whitmore?

Sir William Whitmore was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1626.

Whitmore was the son of William Whitmore merchant of London and his wife Anne Bond, daughter of alderman William Bond. He inherited the estate of Apley, Shropshire on the death of his father in 1593. He was Sheriff of Shropshire in 1620. In 1621, he was elected Member of Parliament for Bridgnorth. He was knighted at Greenwich on 24 or 28 June 1621. In 1624 he was re-elected MP for Bridgnorth. He was elected MP for Bridgnorth again in 1626.

Whitmore died at the age of 76.

Whitmore married firstly Margaret Moseley, daughter of Rowland Moseley of Hough, Lancashire and had a son and daughter. She died in 1608 and he married secondly Dorothy Weld, daughter of John Weld of London. He had three sons of whom the eldest Thomas was MP and was created a baronet.