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'''Sir Nicholas Wadham''' (by 1472-1542), was an English politician. |
'''Sir Nicholas Wadham''' (by 1472-1542), was an English politician. |
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He was born the eldest son of Sir John Wadham of Merrifield, Somerset, succeeded his father in 1502 and was knighted in 1504. |
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| ⚫ | He was a [[Member of Parliament|Member]] (MP) of the [[Parliament of England]] for [[Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)|Somerset]] in 1529.<ref>http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/wadham-sir-nicholas-1472-1542</ref> He was appointed [[High Sheriff of Somerset]] and [[High Sheriff of Dorset|Dorset]] for 1498-99 and 1534-35, [[High Sheriff of Devon]] for 1501-1502 and 1514-15 and [[High Sheriff of Wiltshire]] for 1516-17. |
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He married four times: firstly Joan, the daughter of Robert Hill of Halsway, Somerset; secondly Margaret, the daughter of John Seymour of Wolf Hall, Wiltshire; thirdly Isabel, the daughter of Thomas Baynham of Clearwell, Gloucestershire and widow of Sir Giles Brydges of Coberley, Gloucestershire and fourthly Joan, the daughter of Richard Lyte and widow of William Walton, with whom he had five sons and two daughters. |
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| NAME = Wadham, Nicholas |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 5 March 1542 |
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Revision as of 21:45, 2 November 2012
Sir Nicholas Wadham (by 1472-1542), was an English politician.
He was born the eldest son of Sir John Wadham of Merrifield, Somerset, succeeded his father in 1502 and was knighted in 1504.
He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Somerset in 1529.[1] He was appointed High Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset for 1498-99 and 1534-35, High Sheriff of Devon for 1501-1502 and 1514-15 and High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 1516-17.
He married four times: firstly Joan, the daughter of Robert Hill of Halsway, Somerset; secondly Margaret, the daughter of John Seymour of Wolf Hall, Wiltshire; thirdly Isabel, the daughter of Thomas Baynham of Clearwell, Gloucestershire and widow of Sir Giles Brydges of Coberley, Gloucestershire and fourthly Joan, the daughter of Richard Lyte and widow of William Walton, with whom he had five sons and two daughters.