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


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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. 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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Latest revision as of 16:23, 27 September 2024

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

  1. ^ Royal Berkshire History: Forster Family of Aldermaston
  2. 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.
Parliament of England
Preceded bySir Henry Neville (I)
Richard Warde 		Member of Parliament for Berkshire
1572–1575
With: Sir Edward Unton 		Succeeded byWilliam Norris
Sir Edward Unton


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