William Skipwith
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Who is William Skipwith?
William Skipwith, of Cotes, Leicestershire, was an English politician.
He was the eldest son of Henry Skipwith and was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge.
He was appointed Sheriff of Leicestershire for 1598. He was a Member of the Parliament of England for Leicestershire in 1601 and Leicester in 1604.
He married twice: firstly Margaret, the daughter of Roger Cave of Stanford, Northants, with whom he had four sons and four daughters and secondly Jane, the daughter of John Roberts and the widow of John Markham of Sidebrook.
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