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	'''William Forster''' was an English politician. In 1572 to 1583, during the reign of ], he was the ] for ].

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			'''William Forster''' (died 10 Jan 1574/5) was an English politician and sheriff of Berkshire.

			William was the son of Sir ] of ] in ] and father of Sir ].<ref name=RBH></ref> He was educated at Oxford University and Lincoln's Inn.
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			In 1572, during the reign of ], he was elected the ] for ] but died in office two years later.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Willis \|first=Browne \|date=1750 \|title=Notitia Parliamentaria, Or, An History of the Counties, Cities, and Boroughs in England and Wales: ... The Whole Extracted from Mss. and Printed Evidences ... \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5V09AAAAYAAJ&q=%2522Browne+Willis%2522 \|access-date=2024-06-28\|via=Google Books \|publisher=Robert Gosling \|language=en}}</ref> He was also appointed ] in 1569.<ref name=RBH />

			He died in 1575. He had married Jane, the daughter of Sir ], Gloucestershire;they had five sons, including his heir Sir Humphrey, and three daughters.

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Member of the Parliament of England

William Forster (died 10 Jan 1574/5) was an English politician and sheriff of Berkshire.

William was the son of Sir Humphrey Forster of Aldermaston House in Berkshire and father of Sir Humphrey Forster. He was educated at Oxford University and Lincoln's Inn.

In 1572, during the reign of Elizabeth I of England, he was elected the Member of Parliament for Berkshire but died in office two years later. He was also appointed High Sheriff of Berkshire in 1569.

He died in 1575. He had married Jane, the daughter of Sir Anthony Hungerford of Down Ampney, Gloucestershire;they had five sons, including his heir Sir Humphrey, and three daughters.

References

^ Royal Berkshire History: Forster Family of Aldermaston
Willis, Browne (1750). "Notitia Parliamentaria, Or, An History of the Counties, Cities, and Boroughs in England and Wales: ... The Whole Extracted from Mss. and Printed Evidences ..." Robert Gosling. Retrieved 28 June 2024 – via Google Books.

History of Parliament Online – FORSTER, William (d.1574), of Aldermaston, Berks.

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