William Essex

Sir William Essex (1477–1548) was the High Sheriff and MP for Berkshire in England.

Sir William was the son of Thomas Essex of Lambourn in Berkshire and his wife, Elizabeth daughter of William Babthorpe of Elstone in Leicestershire. He married Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of Thomas Rogers of Beckett Hall in Shrivenham, also in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire). They had two children: Sir Thomas and Winifred. He served as High Sheriff of Berkshire and Oxfordshire in 1509, 1518, 1523 and 1540 and as one of the MPs for Berkshire in 1529–1536 and 1542–1544.

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Preceded by Sir John Langford	High Sheriff of Berkshire and Oxfordshire 1509–1510	Succeeded by William Harcourt
Preceded by Sir Edward Chamberlain	High Sheriff of Berkshire and Oxfordshire 1518–1519	Succeeded by Thomas Englefield
Preceded by John Fettiplace	High Sheriff of Berkshire and Oxfordshire 1524–1526	Succeeded by Thomas Denton
Preceded by Sir Richard Brydges	High Sheriff of Berkshire and Oxfordshire 1540–1541	Succeeded by Sir Walter Stonor
Preceded by Unknown	Custos Rotulorum of Berkshire bef. 1544–1548	Succeeded by Robert Keilway