Sir William Leman, 1st Baronet
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Sir William Leman, 1st Baronet (died 1667) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
at various times between 1645 and 1660.
Leman was the son of WIlliam Leman of Beccles and his wife Alice. He was a woollen draper and a member of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers
. He was heir to his uncle, Sir John Leman, Lord Mayor of London in 1617, and purchased the manor of Northaw in Hertfordshire, from William Sidley. He was High Sheriff of Hertfordshire
in 1636 and High Sheriff of Huntingdonshire in 1641.
In 1645, Leman was elected Member of Parliament
for Hertford
in the Long Parliament. He became an alderman of Bread Street ward in 1649. In 1651 he was a Councillor of State. He was chosen as alderman for Billingsgate ward on 12 July 1653. He resat as MP for Hertford in 1659 for the Restored Rump Parliament.
Leman was created baronet
on 3 March 1665.
Leman married Rebecca Prescot, daughter of Edward Prescot, of Thoby, in Essex, and of London.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
at various times between 1645 and 1660.
Leman was the son of WIlliam Leman of Beccles and his wife Alice. He was a woollen draper and a member of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers
Worshipful Company of Fishmongers
The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers is one of the 108 Livery Companies of the City of London, being a guild of the sellers of fish and seafood in the City...
. He was heir to his uncle, Sir John Leman, Lord Mayor of London in 1617, and purchased the manor of Northaw in Hertfordshire, from William Sidley. He was High Sheriff of Hertfordshire
High Sheriff of Hertfordshire
The High Sheriff of Hertfordshire was an ancient High Sheriff title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years...
in 1636 and High Sheriff of Huntingdonshire in 1641.
In 1645, Leman was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Hertford
Hertford (UK Parliament constituency)
Hertford was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Hertfordshire, which elected Members of Parliament from 1298 until 1974. It was represented in the House of Commons of England from 1298 to 1707, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally in the House of...
in the Long Parliament. He became an alderman of Bread Street ward in 1649. In 1651 he was a Councillor of State. He was chosen as alderman for Billingsgate ward on 12 July 1653. He resat as MP for Hertford in 1659 for the Restored Rump Parliament.
Leman was created baronet
Leman Baronets
The Leman Baronetcy, of Northaw in the County of Hertford, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 3 March 1665 for William Leman, Member of Parliament for Hertford. The second Baronet also represented this constituency in the House of Commons...
on 3 March 1665.
Leman married Rebecca Prescot, daughter of Edward Prescot, of Thoby, in Essex, and of London.