William Fitzwilliam, 2nd Baron Fitzwilliam MP (c.1609 – 21 February 1658) was an English nobleman and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1640 and 1653. Fitzwilliam was the son of William Fitzwilliam, 1st Baron Fitzwilliam (1577–1643) and his wife Catherine Hyde (1574–1643).the Peerage.com
/ref> In April 1640, Fitzwilliam was elected

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for

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in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected in November 1640 for the

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where he remained throughout its duration. Fitzwilliam inherited the peerage on the death of his father in 1643. Fitzwilliam died at the age of 49. On 11 Jul 1638 Fitzwilliam married Jane Hunter Perry (1611-8 Apr 1671), daughter of Hugh Perry and his wife Catherine Fenn. Their son

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succeeded to the title and was later created Earl Fitzwilliam. Their daughter Jane FitzWilliam (1646-1679) married

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{{DEFAULTSORT:FitzWilliam, William 1609 births 1658 deaths English MPs 1640 (April) English MPs 1640–1648 English MPs 1648–1653 Barons in the Peerage of Ireland