Sir William Forester

Sir William Forester

Sir William Forester (10 December 1655--February 1718) of Dothill in Wellington, Shropshire was the son of Francis Forester of Dothill. He was Member of Parliament for the borough constituency of Wenlock from 1679 until his death (except 1685-1688). He was made a Knight of the Bath.

He married Mary daughter of James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury. Their son was another William Forester and also sat for Wenlock.

William Forester succeeded to Dothill Park in about 1675 under the will of his helf-brother Richard Steventon (died 1659) and this became the main family seat at least until his grandson obtained Willey Park by marrying the heiress of George Weld. ['Wellington: Manors and other estates', "A History of the County of Shropshire: Volume 11: Telford" (1985), pp. 215-221. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=18141&strquery=Wellington, Shropshire manor] . Date accessed: 20 May 2008.]

References

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*"Burkes Peerage" (1939 edition).


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