William Stockdale
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William Stockdale was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1660.
Stockdale was the son of Thomas Stockdale of Bilton Park, Yorkshire and was baptised at Knaresborough
on 3 January 1635. He was at school at Knaresborough under Mr Bateson and was admitted at St John's College, Cambridge
on 23 June 1652 aged 17.
In 1660, Stockdale was elected Member of Parliament
for Knaresborough
in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament
and retained his seat in further parliaments until his death in 1693.
Stockdale died at the age of 58 and was buried at Knaresborough on 22 March 1693.
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...
in 1660.
Stockdale was the son of Thomas Stockdale of Bilton Park, Yorkshire and was baptised at Knaresborough
Knaresborough
Knaresborough is an old and historic market town, spa town and civil parish in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, located on the River Nidd, four miles east of the centre of Harrogate.-History:...
on 3 January 1635. He was at school at Knaresborough under Mr Bateson and was admitted at St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints....
on 23 June 1652 aged 17.
In 1660, Stockdale 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 Knaresborough
Knaresborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Knaresborough was a parliamentary constituency which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1868, and then one MP until its abolition in 1885.-Before the Great Reform Act:...
in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament
Cavalier Parliament
The Cavalier Parliament of England lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. It was the longest English Parliament, enduring for nearly 18 years of the quarter century reign of Charles II of England...
and retained his seat in further parliaments until his death in 1693.
Stockdale died at the age of 58 and was buried at Knaresborough on 22 March 1693.