Sir William Coryton, 3rd Baronet (bapt. 24 May 1650 – 6 December 1711) was an English politician and barrister who sat in the

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from 1679 until 1701 and in the

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from 1701 until his death in 1711. His career in parliament spanned the reigns of Charles II, James II,

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, and Queen Anne. Coryton was the second son of John Coryton, of West Newton Ferrers,

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, and his first wife, Elizabeth Mills. In 1661, his father was created a baronet. He was educated in

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and at

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. He joined the

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in 1669 and was called to the bar in 1675. Coryton arms

In 1688, he married Susanna Littleton, daughter of Sir Edward Littleton, 2nd Baronet. They had a son, John, and daughter, Susanna. He inherited the baronetcy from his elder brother, John, who died without an heir in July 1690. After her death in 1695, he married Sarah Williams, widow of Thomas Williams. Between 1685 and 1695, Coryton built Newton Ferrers House, a

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in St Mellion. It is a Grade I-listed building with

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