Giles Strangways
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Sir Giles Strangways, of Melbury Sampford, Dorset, was an English politician.
He was the son of Henry Strangways, who was killed at the Siege of Boulogne in 1544. Giles therefore succeeded his grandfather Giles Strangways in 1546 and was knighted in 1549. He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford.
He was a Member of Parliament for Dorset in 1553, 1554, 1555, 1558 and 1559. In 1557 he saw military service in France under the Earl of Pembroke.
He died in 1562 and was buried at Melbury Sampford.
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