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William Strode
Deceased Person
1589 – 1666
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Who was William Strode?
Colonel William Strode, Jr — called William Strode of Barrington to distinguish him from contemporaries of the same name, the Strodes of Newnham in Devon — was an English Parliamentarian officer and Member of Parliament. A wealthy cloth merchant, he acquired several estates in his native county of Somerset and was noted for his local philanthropy as well as his political and military opposition to King Charles I and Charles II.
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