Reginald Williams (died 1612) of Plas-y-Court, Willaston (now Wollaston), Shropshire, was an English politician. He was the eldest son of Thomas Williams of Willaston (High Sheriff of Montgomery, 1560), trained in the law at the

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in 1561, and called to the bar in 1571. He was

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for Shropshire from February 1573 to January 1574 and appointed joint

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for Flintshire and Denbighshire in 1579. He served as a JP for Montgomeryshire by 1585 and for Shropshire from 1596. He was elected a

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of the

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for

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in 1571 and

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in 1593. He was appointed

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for 1593–94. He married three times; firstly Margaret, the daughter of Gerard Gore of Yorkshire and London, with whom he had 7 sons and 2 daughters, secondly Bridget, the daughter of James Price of Mynachdy and widow of Walter Baskerville and thirdly Jane, the daughter of Humphrey Coningsby of Hampton Court, Herefordshire and widow of William Broughton of Lawford, Warwickshire.

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* 16th-century births 1612 deaths Politicians from Shropshire Members of the Inner Temple English MPs 1571 English MPs 1593 High Sheriffs of Montgomeryshire {{16thC-England-MP-stub