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About William Strode
Sir William Strode (1562-1637) of Newnham in the parish of Plympton St Mary, Devon, England, was a member of the Devon landed gentry, a military engineer and seven times a Member of Parliament elected for Devon in 1597 and 1624, for Plympton Erle in 1601, 1604, 1621 and 1625, and for Plymouth in 1614. He was High Sheriff of Devon from 1593 to 1594 and was knighted in 1598. In 1599 he was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Devon. There is a monument to him in the parish church of Plympton St Mary.
Everything about William Strode →- Occupation
- engineer, politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1597-98 Parliament, Member of the 1601 Parliament, Member of the 1604-11 Parliament
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Born
- 1562
- Died
- 1637