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  • Lord Deputy William Fitzwilliam
    William Fitzwilliam (Lord Deputy)
    - Early life :FitzWilliam was born at Milton, Northamptonshire, the eldest son of Sir William and grandson of William Fitzwilliam , alderman and sheriff of London, who had been treasurer and chamberlain to Cardinal Wolsey and who purchased Milton in 1506...

     became head of the Irish Crown government at Dublin, succeeding John Perrot
    John Perrot
    Sir John Perrot served as Lord Deputy of Ireland under Queen Elizabeth I of England during the Tudor conquest of Ireland...

    in that office.
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