Person:William Compton (18)

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William Compton
b.1625
d.1663
  1. James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton1622 - 1681
  2. William Compton1625 - 1663
  3. Henry Compton1632 - 1713
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Name William Compton
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1625
Marriage to Elizabeth Tollemache
Death[1] 1663
Reference Number? Q4230107?


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Sir William Compton (1625–18 Oct 1663) was an English royalist army officer. He earned the name of the "godly cavalier" in 1648, from Oliver Cromwell, for his conduct at the siege of Colchester.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 William Compton (army officer), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.