William Danvers

Who was William Danvers?

William Danvers SL JP was a British judge.

He was the son of John Danvers and his second wife Joan, and half-brother of Robert Danvers, another notable judge.

He became a Justice of the Peace for Oxfordshire in 1456, and served again for Berkshire in 1463. He represented Taunton in Parliament in 1467 and 1472 and Hindon in 1478. He became a Serjeant-at-Law in 1485 and was made a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas on 5 February 1488.

He died on 19 April 1504; prior to this, he had lived at Chamberhouse Castle in Thatcham, and as a result was buried in St Mary's Church. He had married Anne Pury in 1470 and they were the grandparents of Edmund Docwra MP.