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English politician
William Clayton (
c. 1718 – 3 July 1783) of
Harleyford Manor, near Great Marlow
[1]
[2] was an English politician.
He was the second surviving son of
Sir William Clayton, 1st Baronet (died 1744), and the younger brother of
Sir Kenrick Clayton, 2nd Baronet. He was educated at the
Middle Temple.
[3]
He was a
Member of Parliament (MP) for
Bletchingley
[1] from 1745 to 1761, and for
Great Marlow from 1761 to 1783.
[2]
His son
William (1762–1834) succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his cousin
Sir Robert Clayton, 3rd Baronet.
[4]
References
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a
b
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
- ^
a
b
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 2)
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^ Sedgwick, Romney R. (1970). R. Sedgwick (ed.).
"CLAYTON, William (c.1718-83), of Harleyford, nr. Great Marlow, Bucks". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
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^ Brooke, John (1964). L. Namier; J. Brooke (eds.).
"CLAYTON, William (1762-1834), of Harleyford, nr. Great Marlow, Bucks". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 16 June 2014.