William Campion (died 1615)

William Campion was an English politician in the 16th Century.

Campion was the son of Henry Campion, a London mercer and Margaret, daughter of William Cordell of Long Melford, Suffolk.[1] He was educated at Pembroke College, Oxford.[2] and Lincoln's Inn.[1] He purchased the manor of Combwell from Sir Alexander Culpeper early in the reign of Elizabeth I.[3] He was M.P. for Haslemere from 1586 to 1587.[1]

He married Rachel, daughter of Richard Duffield of London. They had 3 sons and 2 daughters.[1] His sons William and Henry married two of the co-heirs of Sir William Stone (d. 1607).[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "CAMPION, William (1549-1615), of London; later of Goudhurst, Kent". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  2. ^ Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, John Venn/John Archibald Venn Cambridge University Press > (10 volumes 1922 to 1953) Part I. 1209-1751 Vol. i. Abbas – Cutts, (1922) p287
  3. ^ Hasted, Edward (1790). The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Vol. 3. p. 40.
  4. ^ Sussex Archaeological Collections Relating to the History and Antiquities of the County. Vol. 10. 1858. p. 34.
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