William Roper

Sir William Roper
High Sheriff of Kent
In office
1554–1555
MonarchMary I
Preceded byRobert Southwell
Succeeded bySir Thomas Kempe
Personal details
Bornc. 1496
Died4 January 1578 (aged 81-82)
Spouse
(m. 1521)
ChildrenElizabeth
Margaret
Thomas
Mary
Anthony
Alma materLincoln's Inn

William Roper (c. 1496 – 4 January 1578) was an English lawyer and member of Parliament. The son of a Kentish gentleman, he married Margaret, daughter of Sir Thomas More. He wrote a highly regarded biography of his father-in-law.[1]

  1. ^ Urquhart, Francis Fortescue (1912). "William Roper" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company.