Sir William Villiers, 3rd Baronet

Who was Sir William Villiers, 3rd Baronet?

Sir William Villiers, 3rd Baronet was an English politician.

He was the only son of Sir George Villiers, 2nd Baronet and his wife Penelope Denham, daughter of Sir John Denham. In 1682, he succeeded his father as baronet. Villiers was a Member of Parliament for Leicester in the Parliament of England from 1698 until 1701. He lived at the family seat, Brooksby Hall, Leicestershire.

Villiers married Anne Potts, daughter of Charles Potts. Their marriage was childless and with his death the baronetcy became extinct and Brooksby Hall was sold.