About William Boynton
Lived 1641 – 1689 (aged 48). William Boynton was a politician.
Lieutenant-Colonel William Boynton (14 July 1641 – 17 August 1689) was an English Member of Parliament.
Life He was the eldest son of Sir Francis Boynton, 2nd Baronet of Burton Agnes and his wife Constance Fiennes, daughter of William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele. He entered Parliament in 1680 as member for Hedon, remaining an MP until 1685.
Dying before his father, he never succeeded to the baronetcy.
Family Boynton married Elizabeth Bernard, daughter of John Bernard of Hull, and they had three children:
Griffith Boynton (1664–1731), who succeeded as 3rd Baronet in 1695. Mary Constance, who married Richard Kirkshaw
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English politician (1641-1689)
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William Boynton was born on 14 July 1641.
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William Boynton died on 17 August 1689.
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William Boynton was a politician.
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