biography text
William Maister belonged to a leading merchant family of Hull, which he represented as a Whig in eight successive Parliaments till his death, 28 Oct. 1716.
MAISTER, William (aft.1660-1716), of Hull, Yorks.
Family and Education
b. aft. 1660, 1st s. of Henry Maister, alderman, chamberlain and mayor of Hull, dep. gov. of E.I. and Hamburg companies, by Anne, da. of William Raikes, alderman and chamberlain of Hull and warden of Trinity House.1Paver’s Marriage Licences (Yorks. Arch. Soc xliii), ii. 2; J. Foster, Ped. of Raikes. m. aft. Feb. 1696, Lucy, da. of Alderman John Rogers of Hull, sis. of Nathaniel Rogers and wid. of George Dickinson, collector of customs, Hull, 4s. 1da.2Cal. Treas. Bks. x. 253, 1300; Poulson, Holderness, ii. 445. suc. fa. 1699.
Offices Held
Sheriff, Hull, 1699.
Address
Main residence: Hull, Yorks.
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