William Button (by 1503 – 27 March 1547) was an English landowner who was returned to parliament at one election.
He came from Alton Priors, near Devizes in Wiltshire. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Chippenham in 1529, and a justice of the peace from 1537.[1]
He married Agnes Cater of Letcombe Regis, Berkshire, in or before 1525. She died in 1528; he died on 27 March 1547 and was buried with his wife in the choir of Alton Priors church.[1] Their only son, also William (1526–1591) went on to be MP for Marlborough.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "BUTTON, William I (by 1503-47), of Alton Priors, Wilts". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
- ^ Baker, T. F. T. "BUTTON, William II (1526-91), of Alton Priors, Wilts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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