William Forester (1690–1758)
Appearance
William Forester (1690 – 12 November 1758), of Dothill in Wellington, Shropshire was an English Member of Parliament.
He was the son of Sir William Forester of Dothill Park, Shropshire. Like his father, and several other members of his family, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough constituency of Wenlock. [1]
He married Catherine, the daughter and heiress of William Brooke of Clerkenwell. They had four children:
- Brooke Forester
- Lt. Col. Cecil Forester
- Mary who married Sir Brian Broughton-Delves, 4th Baronet
- Martha who married F. T. Blithe
References
- ^ "FORESTER, William (1690-1758), of Dothill Park, Salop". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
- Burkes Peerage (1939 edition).