William Campion (6 February 1640 – 20 September 1702) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1689 and 1702.
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Campion was the son of Sir William Campion of Combwell, and his wife Grace Parker, daughter of Sir Thomas Parker of Ratton Sussex. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge,[1] and admitted to Middle Temple in 1657.[2]
Campion was elected Member of Parliament for Seaford in 1689 and held the seat until July 1698. He was then re-elected for Seaford in December 1698 and held the seat until 1701. In 1701 he was elected MP for Kent and held the seat until his death in 1702.[3]
Campion died aged 62 and was buried at St. Mary's church in Goudhurst.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Campion, William (CMN655-)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b Basil Duke Henning The House of Commons, 1660-1690, Volume 1
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 1)