William Culliford
William Culliford | |
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| MP for Corfe Castle | |
| In office 1690 – 6 April 1699 | |
William Culliford (died 1724) was a politician who sat in the House of Commons of England representing Corfe Castle.
Biography
[edit]Culliford’s father Robert Culliford had represented Wareham in the reign of Charles II.[1] Culliford was a high ranking officer in the King's customs service.[2]
In 1700, Culliford married Mary Chaple in Martock.[3] Culliford was the last member of his family to own Encombe House.[4] He was buried at Corfe Castle on 19 March 1724.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "CULLIFORD, William (d. 1724), of Encombe, Dorset | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ↑ The Seventeenth-Century Customs Service Surveyed: William Culliford's Investigation of the Western Ports, 1682-84.
- ↑ "Marriage record for William Culliford and Mary Chaple". The Genealogy Archives.
- ↑ Historic England. "Encombe (1000429)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
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