William Drury MP
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William Drury MP (1550 - 1589)

Sir William Drury MP aka of Hawstead
Born in Bobbing, Kent, Englandmap
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Husband of — married 1573 (to 1589) [location unknown]
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Died at age 38 in Villach Land, Carinthia, Austriamap
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Biography

William Drury MP is one of twins.

Sir William Drury was born on 8 March 1550 in England, the twin brother of Henry. He was the eldest son of Robert Drury and Etheldreda Rich.[1][2]

He married Elizabeth Stafford about 1570 in Bobbing, Kent, England.

Children include Robert, Frances, Elizabeth, Charles, Dorothea, Diana. He died on 8 Jan 1589 in a duel in Villach-Land, Karnten (Carinthia), Austria.

Wikipedia...[3]

"Drury ... an English landowner ... was the father of Sir Robert Drury, patron of poet John Donne; educated at Groton school and Caius College, Cambs., prob. entered Lincoln's Inn in 1569; suc. father Robert in 1557 & grandfather Sir William Drury, in 1558, inheriting considerable land in Suffolk, including Hawstead Place, where in 1578 he entertained Elizabeth I. He was knighted around the same time; 1581 elected MP for Castle Rising, Norfolk in a by-election; 1584 elected knight of the shire (MP) for Suffolk, sitting until 1586. JP from abt 1577, and High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1582. Exchequer receiver for Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex and London in 1587, but fled the continent when owing the Exchequer £5000.
By 1588, through the influence of Lord Willoughby, then in command of English forces in the Low Countries, Drury was appointed governor of Bergen-op-Zoom in the Netherlands, which was threatened by the Spanish. After being replaced as Governor by Thomas Morgan ... he was sent [as colonel] 1000+ of Willoughby's men to assist Henry IV of France. En route, he quarreled with Sir John Borough over precedency, and a duel ensued ... Drury initially lost his hand to gangrene, but his arm was later amputated. He died soon after, still owing the crown £3000. Much of his land was sold to pay the debt, all but £600 of which was eventually paid. He was buried at Hawstead, where a marble bust over his tomb depicts him in full armour. Drury had made his last will on 1 July 1587 prior to leaving England. It was proved on 4 June 1595."

Sources

  1. Cullum, John, Sir. The history and antiquities of Hawsted, in the County of Suffolk, (London: J. Nichols, 1784), p. 133.
  2. Hasler, P.W. (1981). "Drury, Sir William (1550-90), of Hawstead, Suff.," in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603, ed. P.W. Hasler, 1981. HOP. Web.
  3. Wikipedia: William Drury (MP for Suffolk)

See Also...

  • Cambridge University Alumni 1261-1900
  • Dictionary of National Biography Vol 1-20, 22
  • England and Wales Christening Records; England Extracted Parish and Court Records; England Select Births and Christenings; England Select Deaths and Burials; US Extracted Probate Records
  • The Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval, Melville Henry Massue. The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal; being a complete table of all the descendants now living of Edward III, King of England. The Clarence Volume (London, 1905) Internet Archive Table LXX

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Drury-2744 and Drury-181 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicates
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