William Duckett (MP)

William Duckett
Member of Parliament for Calne, Wiltshire
Personal details
Born	BEF 23 May 1624 Hartham House, Corsham, Wiltshire
Died	1 November 1686 (aged 62) Calne, Wiltshire
Nationality	English
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Henshaw (m. 1650–54) Anne Knight (m. 1655–67) Margaret Moore (m. 1669–86)

See also William Duckett (disambiguation)

William Duckett (bapt. 23 May 1624 – 1 November 1686) was an English gentleman who sat in the House of Commons between 1659 and 1679.

Duckett was the son of John Duckett, of Hartham House, Corsham, Wiltshire, a Royalist gentleman. He matriculated at St John's College, Oxford, on 3 July 1640 aged 16. He was student of the Inner Temple in 1642.^[1]

In 1659, Duckett was elected Member of Parliament for Calne in the Third Protectorate Parliament.^[2] In 1660, he was re-elected Member for Calne in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament and sat until 1679.^[2]

Family

Duckett married three times:

1. On 6 March 1650, he married Elizabeth Henshaw (c. 1621-c. 1654) at St Bartholomew-the-Great in London, with one son Lionel who was also a member of parliament for Calne.^[1] Elizabeth was the brother of Thomas Henshaw, alchemist
2. About 1655, he remarried, as a widower, the widow Anne Chapman née Knight. There was one daughter, Jane (1657-1713) and 3 short-lived sons.
3. About 1669 he remarried, as a widower, Margaret Moore, who survived him. There were no known children from this marriage.

Duckett died on 1 November 1686 at his home in Calne, Wiltshire, at the age of 62. He was buried on 5 November 1686.

References

1. 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Disbrowe-Dyve', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 406-439. Date accessed: 17 March 2011
2. History of Parliament Online - Duckett, William