William Peyto (died 1734)
For other people named William Peyto, see William Peyto (disambiguation).
William Peyto (before 1698 – 11 January 1734)[1] was an English politician from Warwickshire.
He was the first son William Peyto of Chesterton (Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1695) and his wife Elizabeth.[2] The Peytos had been a significant family Warwickshire for hundreds of years, and had acquired the Chesterton estate. A William Peyto was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Warwickshire in 1420, and another had been Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1602.[2]
At the 1715 general election, Peyto was elected as an MP for Warwickshire. A Tory and Jacobite who voted consistently against the government, he was re-elected in 1722 and 1727, and died in office a few months before the 1734 election.[2]
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
- 1 2 3 Matthews, Shirley (1970). R. Sedgwick, ed. "PEYTO, William (bef.1698-1734), of Chesterton, Warws". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir John Mordaunt, Bt Andrew Archer |
Member of Parliament for Warwickshire 1715 – 1734 With: Andrew Archer to 1722 Robert Digby 1722–26 Edward Digby from 1726 |
Succeeded by Edward Digby Sir Charles Mordaunt, Bt |
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