About William Coryton
Lived 1650 – 1711 (aged 60–61). William Coryton was an English and British politician.
Sir William Coryton, 3rd Baronet (bapt. 24 May 1650 – 6 December 1711) was an English Tory politician and barrister who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1679 and in the House of Commons of Great Britain until his death in 1711. His career in parliament spanned the reigns of Charles II, James II, William III, and Queen Anne.
Coryton was the second son of John Coryton, of West Newton Ferrers, St Mellion, Cornwall, and his first wife, Elizabeth Mills. In 1661, his father was created a baronet.
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Who was William Coryton?
English Member of Parliament (1650-1711)
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William Coryton was born in 1650.
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William Coryton died on 6 December 1711.
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William Coryton was a politician.
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William Coryton was English and British.
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· DBpedia: Sir William Coryton, 3rd Baronet
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