William Trye (1660–1717), of Hardwicke,

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, was an English politician.

Life

He was the son of Thomas Trye (d. 1671) and Anne (d. 1703), daughter of Richard Jones of

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, Gloucestershire. In 1677 he matriculated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. In 1681 he inherited an estate in Hardwicke, where his family had been established since the fifteenth century, from his grandfather. He also inherited the manor of

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, Gloucestershire, which his grandfather had purchased during the

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. In 1682 he was described as being in France. By 1685 he had married Mary (d. 1724), the daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Horne of Horncastle, a township in

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, Yorkshire. In 1690 his election as

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(MP) of the

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for

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was disputed on the grounds that as he was not a freeman he was ineligible, but had rallied the poorer freemen in his support. His election was upheld and he was made a freemen by gift in September 1791. He represented the city in the

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interest until 1698 and again from 1702 to 1705. In 1709 he stood in a by-election, but following violent scenes during the poll was defeated by the Whig who had the support of most of the corporation. Following his death on 29 June 1717, a memorial was erected to him and his wife at Hardwicke.

Children

*Thomas (d. 1631) married Mary, daughter of Thomas Norwood of

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, Gloucestershire. According to Lysons, he 'dissipated the greater part of the inheritance of his ancestors' and was forced to sell Hardwicke to

Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, (1 December 16906 March 1764) was an England, English lawyer and politician who served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. He was a close confidant of the Duke of Newcastle, Prime Minister between 1 ...

. *William (d. 1739) and was commemorated at Hardwicke *Brandon (d. 1728) *Elizabeth (d. 1733)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Trye, William 1660 births 1717 deaths People from Stroud District Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Gloucester English MPs 1702–1705