Sir William Stapleton, 4th Baronet
Sir William Stapleton, 4th Baronet (c.1698–1740) was an English politician and Jacobite.[1]
Life
Brought up on Nevis, he was the son of Sir William Stapleton, 3rd Baronet and his wife Frances Russell, daughter of Sir James Russell who had acted as governor of the island. He inherited the baronetcy when his father died in 1699, and entered Christ Church, Oxford in 1714, aged 15.[1]
In the 1720s Stapleton associated with Jacobites including Philip Wharton, 1st Duke of Wharton. At the general election of 1727 he stood for Oxfordshire and was returned unopposed. Not active as a parliamentarian, he was involved in the drafting of the Molasses Act.[1] Linda Colley characterises him as an "inarticulate" Tory of the Country Party.[2]
Family
Stapleton married Catherine Paul, whose maternal grandfather was Vere Fane, 4th Earl of Westmorland; her father William Paul of Braywick was the grandson and heir of Bishop William Paul. They had three sons and two daughters.[1][3]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Stapleton, Sir William, 4th Bt. (?1698-1740), of Rotherfield Greys, Oxon., History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ Linda Colley (28 November 1985). In Defiance of Oligarchy: The Tory Party 1714-60. Cambridge University Press. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-521-31311-7.
- ↑
Lee, Sidney, ed. (1895). "Paul, William (1599-1665)". Dictionary of National Biography 44. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Banks Jenkinson, Bt Henry Perrot |
Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire 1727 – 1740 With: Henry Perrot |
Succeeded by Sir James Dashwood, Bt Henry Perrot |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by William Stapleton |
Baronet (of The Leeward Islands) 1699 – 1740 |
Succeeded by Thomas Stapleton |