Philip Williams (MP)

Philip Williams (by 1519-1558 or later), of Ipswich, Suffolk, was an English politician.

Family

Williams is thought to have been the third son of Francis Williams. The family are thought to have originally been from Wales.

He was a successful merchant in 1545. He may be the Philip Williams alias Footman who in May 1556 gave evidence against ‘such as favoured the gospel at Ipswich’. Williams alias Footman lived into the reign of Elizabeth I and lived in St. Mary Tower, Churchgate, Ipswich.

Williams died without issue.

Career

He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Ipswich in 1558.[1]

Parliament of England
Preceded by
John Sulyard
with
Richard Smart
Member of Parliament for Ipswich
1558
With: William Wheatcroft
Succeeded by
Thomas Seckford I
with
Robert Barker

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, April 02, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.