William Button (died 1547)
Appearance
William Button (by 1503 – 27 March 1547) was an English politician.
He came from Alton Priors near Devizes in Wiltshire. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Chippenham in 1529.[1]
He married Anne Cater of Letcombe Regis, Berkshire, in or before 1525. She died in 1528; he died on 27 Mar 1547 and was buried with his wife in the choir of Alton Priors church.[1] Their only son, also William (1526–1591) went on to be MP for Marlborough.[2]
References
- ^ a b "BUTTON, William I (by 1503-47), of Alton Priors, Wilts. - History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
- ^ Baker, T. F. T. "BUTTON, William II (1526-91), of Alton Priors, Wilts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 30 April 2021.