Sir William Coryton, 3rd Baronet
Sir William Coryton, 3rd Baronet (bapt. 24 May 1650 – 6 December 1711) was an English politician and barrister who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1679 until 1701 and in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1701 until his death in 1711.[1] His career in parliament spanned the reigns of Charles II, James II, William III, and Queen Anne.[2]
Coryton was the second son of John Coryton, of West Newton Ferrers, St Mellion, Cornwall, and his first wife, Elizabeth Mills. In 1661, his father was created a baronet.[2]
He was educated in Exeter and at Oxford University. He joined the Middle Temple in 1669 and was called to the bar in 1675.[1]
In 1688, he married Susanna Littleton, daughter of Sir Edward Littleton, 2nd Baronet. They had a son, John, and daughter, Susanna. He inherited the baronetcy from his elder brother, John, who died without an heir in July 1690.[1] After her death in 1695, he married Sarah Williams, widow of Thomas Williams.[1]
Between 1685 and 1695, Coryton built Newton Ferrers House, a country house in St Mellion. It is a Grade I-listed building with English Heritage.[3]
References
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- ^ a b c d Hayton, David; Cruickshanks, Eveline; Handley, Stuart, eds. (2002). "CORYTON, Sir William, 3rd Bt. (1650-1711), of Newton Ferrers and Crocadon, Cornw. and the Middle Temple". The House of Commons 1690–1715. The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ a b Burke, John (1833). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland. Henry Colburn. p. 233. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Newton Ferrers House (Grade I) (1140810)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- 1650 births
- 1711 deaths
- People from St Mellion, Cornwall
- Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall
- Members of the Parliament of England for Bossiney
- Members of the Parliament of England for Callington
- Members of the Parliament of England for Mitchell
- Members of the Parliament of England for Newport (Cornwall)
- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Callington
- English MPs 1661–1679
- English MPs 1680–1681
- English MPs 1685–1687
- English MPs 1695–1698
- English MPs 1698–1700
- English MPs 1701
- English MPs 1702–1705
- English MPs 1705–1707
- British MPs 1707–1708
- British MPs 1708–1710
- British MPs 1710–1713
- Baronets in the Baronetage of England
- Burials in Cornwall