Sir William Leman, 2nd Baronet

English politician
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IntroEnglish politician
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain England
wasPolitician
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Birth19 December 1637
Death18 July 1701 (aged 63 years)
The details

Biography

Sir William Leman, 2nd Baronet (19 December 1637 – 18 July 1701) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1690 to 1695.
Leman was the son of Sir William Leman, 1st Baronet and his wife Rebecca Prescot, daughter of Edward Prescot, of Thoby, in Essex, and of London. He inherited the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1667.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Hertfordshire for 1676–77. In 1690, Leman was elected Member of Parliament for Hertford and held the seat until 1695.
Leman died at his house at Northaw at the age of 63 and was succeeded by his grandson William. He had married Mary Mansell, daughter of Sir Lewis Mansell, 2nd Baronet of Margam in 1655.

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