Sir William Playters, 2nd Baronet
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Sir William Playters, 2nd Baronet (1590-1668) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1640 to 1648.
Playters was the son of Sir Thomas Playters, 1st Baronet of Sotterley
and his wife Anne Swan, daughter of Sir William Swan.
He was knighted at Wanstead on 12 September 1623. He inherited the baronetcy
on the death of his father in 1638.
In November 1640, Playters was elected Member of Parliament
for Orford
in the Long Parliament
. He was Deputy Lieutenant
and Vice-Admiral of Suffolk between 1640 and 1649. He was also a colonel of a regiment until relieved of his posts by parliament.
Playters died at the age of 78 and was commemorated on a monument on the tomb of his wife at Dickleburgh
, Norfolk.
Playters married Frances Le Grys, daughter of Christopher Le Grys of Billingford, Norfolk. He had one son, Thomas, who died in 1651. He was succeeded by Sir Lionel Playters.
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...
from 1640 to 1648.
Playters was the son of Sir Thomas Playters, 1st Baronet of Sotterley
Sotterley
Sotterley, originally Southern-lea from its situation south of the river, is a parish in the English county of Suffolk, located approximately south-east of Beccles and east of Willingham St Mary and Shadingfield. The parish is primarily agricultural with a dispersed population of 110...
and his wife Anne Swan, daughter of Sir William Swan.
He was knighted at Wanstead on 12 September 1623. He inherited the baronetcy
Playters Baronets
The Playters Baronetcy, of Sotterley in the County of Suffolk, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 13 August 1623 for Thomas Playters and was the last baronetcy created by King James I. The second Baronet was Vice-Admiral of Suffolk between 1640 and 1649. The fifth Baronet...
on the death of his father in 1638.
In November 1640, Playters 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 Orford
Orford (UK Parliament constituency)
Orford was a constituency of the House of Commons. Consisting of the town of Orford in Suffolk, it elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote version of the first past the post system of election until it was disenfranchised in 1832.-History:...
in the Long Parliament
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
. He was Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
and Vice-Admiral of Suffolk between 1640 and 1649. He was also a colonel of a regiment until relieved of his posts by parliament.
Playters died at the age of 78 and was commemorated on a monument on the tomb of his wife at Dickleburgh
Dickleburgh
Dickleburgh is a village in South Norfolk situated six miles north of the Suffolk border. It lies on the old Roman road to Caistor St. Edmund which was the main road until a bypass was built in the early 1990s...
, Norfolk.
Playters married Frances Le Grys, daughter of Christopher Le Grys of Billingford, Norfolk. He had one son, Thomas, who died in 1651. He was succeeded by Sir Lionel Playters.