William Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton (christened 4 January 1591 – 19 December 1636) was an English peer

Peerage

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Spencer was the son of Robert Spencer, 1st Baron Spencer of Wormleighton

Robert Spencer, 1st Baron Spencer of Wormleighton

Sir Robert Spencer, 1st Baron Spencer of Wormleighton KG was an English peer.He was born in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England to Sir John Spencer and Mary Catlin.- Life :...

 and his wife, Margaret Willoughby, and was baptised on 4 January 1591 at Brington

Brington

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, Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire

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. He attended Magdalen College, Oxford

Magdalen College, Oxford

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 and became a Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Brackley

Brackley

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 in 1614, for Northamptonshire (1620–22 & 1624–27). From 6 May 1618 to 1621, Spencer held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Northamptonshire. On 25 October 1627, he succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton.

Lord Spencer married Lady Penelope Wriothesley, daughter of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton

Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton

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, in 1615. He died in December 1636, aged 45, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Henry

Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland

Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland, 3rd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton , known as The Lord Spencer between 1636 and June 1643, was an English peer who fought and died in the English civil war on the side of the Cavaliers.Henry was born at Althorp to William Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer and was...

, who was created Earl of Sunderland

Earl of Sunderland

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 in 1643. Lord Spencer's second son the Honourable Robert

Robert Spencer, 1st Viscount Teviot

Robert Spencer, 1st Viscount Teviot , styled The Honourable Robert Spencer until 1685, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1679....

was created Viscount Teviot in 1685.