William Danvers

William Danvers SL JP (1428 – 19 April 1504) was a British judge.

He was the son of John Danvers and his second wife Joan, and half-brother of Robert Danvers, another notable judge.

He became a Justice of the Peace for Oxfordshire in 1456, and served again for Berkshire in 1463.^[1] He represented Taunton in Parliament in 1467 and 1472 and Hindon in 1478.^[1] He became a Serjeant-at-Law in 1485 and was made a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas on 5 February 1488.

He died on 19 April 1504; prior to this, he had lived at Chamberhouse Castle in Thatcham, and as a result was buried in St Mary's Church. He had married Anne Pury in 1470.

References

^ ^a ^b "Royal Berkshire History: Sir William Danvers (1428-1504)". http://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/wdanvers.html. Retrieved 2009-01-15.

Foss, Edward (1870). A Biographical Dictionary of the Justices of England (1066 - 1870). Spottiswoode and Company. pp. 213.

Parliament of England
Preceded by Unknown	Member of Parliament for Taunton 1467	Succeeded by Unknown

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Name	Danvers, William
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Date of birth	1428
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Date of death	19 April 1504
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