politician
Edward Villiers.
English diplomat, office-holder and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1625.; (1585-1626)
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About Edward Villiers
Sir Edward Villiers was an English nobleman from Leicestershire and member of the Villiers family, whose younger half-brother George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, was a favourite of both James VI and I and his son Charles. Through his influence, Sir Edward gained various positions, including Master of the Mint, Member of Parliament for Westminster and Lord President of Munster. He died in Ireland in September 1626.
Everything about Edward Villiers →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Warden of the Mint, Member of the 1621-22 Parliament, Member of the 1624-25 Parliament
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Born
- 1585
- Died
- September 7, 1626