Percival Willoughby
Sir Percival Willoughby († 23 August 1643 ) was a British politician and large landowner,
Percival Willoughby came from an old British aristocratic family who acquired real estate and the resulting prosperity as early as the 13th century . Percival married Bridget Willoughby, a third cousin and the daughter of Sir Francis Willoughby , the builder of Wollaton Hall . In April 1603 he was commissioned by King James I to the Knights defeated and that same year a member of its first parliament.
Percival Willoughby invested in the London and Bristol Company , one of the earliest overseas trading ventures between the Kingdom and the New World. His daughter Elizabeth married John Gell in 1609 .
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SURNAME | Willoughby, Percival |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Willoughby, Percival Sir |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | 16th Century |
DATE OF DEATH | 23 August 1643 |
Place of death | London |