William Forester
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William Forester of Dothill in Wellington, Shropshire
, was the son of Sir William Forester
of Dothill. Like his father (and several other members of his family, he was Member of Parliament
for the borough constituency of Wenlock
.
William Forester married Catherine daughter and heiress of William Brooke of Clerkenwell
. They had four children:
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, was the son of Sir William Forester
Sir William Forester
Sir William Forester , of Dothill in Wellington, Shropshire, was the son of Francis Forester of Dothill. He was Member of Parliament for the borough constituency of Wenlock from 1679 until his death . He was made a Knight of the Bath.He married Mary daughter of James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury...
of Dothill. Like his father (and several other members of his family, he was 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 the borough constituency of Wenlock
(Much) Wenlock (UK Parliament constituency)
Wenlock was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It was founded in 1468 as borough constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800,...
.
William Forester married Catherine daughter and heiress of William Brooke of Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell is an area of central London in the London Borough of Islington. From 1900 to 1965 it was part of the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury. The well after which it was named was rediscovered in 1924. The watchmaking and watch repairing trades were once of great importance...
. They had four children:
- Brooke ForesterBrooke ForesterBrooke Forester was the long-serving Member of Parliament for the borough constituency of Wenlock from 1739 and 1768....
- Cecil Forester
- Mary who married Sir Brian Broughton-Delves, 4th Baronet
- Martha who married F. T. Blithe