About William Hampden
Lived 1570 – 1597 (aged 26). William Hampden was a politician.
William Hampden (5 November 1570 – 4 April 1597) was an English politician who was member of the Parliament of England for East Looe in Cornwall in the Parliament of 1593.
Family Hampden was a son of MP Griffith Hampden and his wife Anne Cave. They had two sons John Hampden and Richard Hampden.
Hampden died aged 26.
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Who was William Hampden?
(1570-97) of Great Hampden, Bucks
When was William Hampden born?
William Hampden was born on 5 November 1570.
When did William Hampden die?
William Hampden died on 4 April 1597.
What was William Hampden's occupation?
William Hampden was a politician.
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