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William Danvers SL JP (1428 – 19 April 1504) 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 with him in that Parliament was his brother Thomas, who sat for Downton. William was also member for 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.
On the death of his brother Thomas, William Danvers inherited the manors of Adderbury, Colthorpe, and the family property in Banbury, Bourton, Cropredy, Milton, and elsewhere.
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.