Family and Education
bap. 2 Mar. 1649, o. s. of William Blathwayt, barrister, of the Middle Temple, by Anne, da. of Justinian Povey of Hounslow, Mdx., accountant-gen. to Queen Anne of Denmark. educ. M. Temple 1665; Padua Univ. 1672; travelled abroad (Sweden, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, France) 1672–3. m. 23 Dec. 1686, Mary (d. 1691), da. and h. of John Wynter of Dyrham Park, 4s. (2 d.v.p.) 1da. (d.v.p.). suc. fa. c.1650. IGI, London; Glos. RO, Blathwayt mss D2659/1, 3.
Offices Held
Clerk of embassy, The Hague 1668–72, Copenhagen and Stockholm 1672; asst. sec. of trade and plantations 1675–9, sec. 1679–96; clerk of PC (extraordinary) 1678–86, (ordinary) 1686–d.; surveyor and auditor gen. of plantations 1680–d.; under-sec. of state (north) 1681–3; sec. at war 1683– Feb. 1689, May 1689–1704; ld. of trade 1696–1707.
Freeman, Bath 1693.
Main residences: Little Wallingford House, Great Street, Westminster; Dyrham Park, Glos.
Notes
Unless otherwise stated, this biography is based on G. A. Jacobson, William Blathwayt; History, xxxiv. 28-43.
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Commons 1690-1715
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BLATHWAYT, William (1649-1717)
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