William Churchill

William Churchill (11 August 1661 – 1737) of Dallinghoo, Suffolk, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1707 and 1717.

Churchill was the second son of William Churchill of Dorchester. He was brother of the MPs Awnsham Churchill and Joshua Churchill. He married Rose Sayer, daughter of John Sayer of Woodbridge.

In the 1680s, Churchill was a radical Whig publisher. In 1685, he was accused of printing James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth's Declaration, and fled to the Netherlands. He became useful to William of Orange and printed many of his declarations at the time of the Revolution. As a reward, he was appointed bookbinder, stationer to the king in 1689 and held the post for the rest of his life. He was appointed cashier to the ordinance office in 1699 and held the post until 1702. He built a hall at Dallinghoo, which later burnt down.

Churchill died in February 1737. He and his wife had one daughter Elizabeth, who married Francis Negus. His estate passed to William Castle.