William Whitmore (died 1725)

William Whitmore (c. 1681 – 24 May 1725) was an English Whig politician. He sat as MP of Bridgnorth from 1705 until 1710 and 1713 until his death on 24 May 1725.

He was the first son of Richard Whitmore and Anne, the daughter of Sir John Weld. He was matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 16 April 1698, at the age of 16. In 1707, he married Elizabeth, the daughter of his first cousin Roger Pope and they had six sons.

He died on 24 May 1725[1][2] and a writ was ordered 31 May 1725.[3]

References

  1. ↑ J. B. Lawson. "WHITMORE, William (?1681-1725), of Lower Slaughter, Glos. and Apley, nr. Bridgnorth, Salop". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  2. ↑ D. W. Hayton. "WHITMORE, William (c.1682-1725), of Lower Slaughter, Glos. and Apley Park, Salop". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  3. ↑ William Cobbett (1811). Cobbett's Parliamentary History of England: 1722-1733.
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