Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet was a Welsh lawyer and politician. He served as a Member of Parliament for Chester and later Beaumaris, and was appointed Speaker for two English Parliaments during t
Portrait of Sir William Williams Bart
Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet was an English Member of Parliament, and an ancestor of the modern day Dukes of Westminster. He was the first member of the family to build a substantial house on the
Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet, of Gray's Inn
…illegal. He was not elected to Parliament in 1690, and prepared to stand again for Chester with Roger Whitley in 1695. Whitley was instead returned with Sir Thomas Grosvenor, and Williams was again returned for Beaumaris. He refused to take the new oath declaring William the rightful and lawful king, leading to his dismissal…
Grosvenor in 1678 by Peter Lely
Mary, Lady Grosvenor, by Michael Dahl
St Mary's Church, Eccleston – the enclosure which marks the site of the Grosvenor family vault within the demolished old church
St Mary's Church, Eccleston – the tablet in the enclosure marking the site of the Grosvenor family vault within the old church