William Duckett | |
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| Member of Parliament for Calne | |
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| Born | BEF 23 May 1624 Hartham House, Corsham, Wiltshire |
| Died | 1 November 1686 (aged 62) Calne, Wiltshire |
| Nationality | English |
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| Parent(s) | John Duckett, Jane Winter |
See also William Duckett (disambiguation)
William Duckett (bapt. 23 May 1624 – 1 November 1686) was an English gentleman who sat in the House of Commons between 1659 and 1679.
Duckett was the son of John Duckett, of Hartham House, Corsham, Wiltshire, a Royalist gentleman, and his wife, Jane Winter or Wintour. He matriculated at St John's College, Oxford, on 3 July 1640 aged 16. He was student of the Inner Temple in 1642.[1]
In 1659, Duckett was elected Member of Parliament for Calne in the Third Protectorate Parliament. In 1660, he was re-elected for Calne in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament and sat until 1679.[2] The few electors were under Duckett family control, and his father had been returned for Calne in 1621 and 1624.[3]