William Coupland

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William Coupland
Member of the England Parliament
for York
In office
1554 (November) 1555
Preceded by John Beane
Richard White
Succeeded by William Holme
Reginald Beseley
Personal details
Born
1501
Died1569
NationalityEnglish
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Ledale
RelationsChristopher Ledale (Father-in-Law)
ChildrenGeorge + 2 other sons
3 daughters
ParentsJohn Coupland (Father)

William Coupland (also recorded as Cowpland) was one of two Members of the Parliament of England for the constituency of York from the November 1554 session to 1555 .

Life and politics

William was the son of John Coupland. He married Elizabeth Ledale and had 3 sons and 3 daughters. Two of his daughters were married to sheriff's of the city. [1]

He held several offices in the city. He was a muremaster [2] who were responsible for collecting taxes for the upkeep of the city walls. He also was a junior chamberlain (1537-38); tax collector (1540); sheriff (1543-44); alderman (1549 until his death) and Lord mayor (1553-354 and again in 1568-69). [3] [4] Like his father he became a tailor and became a freeman of the city in 1522. He went on to become a trader in general merchandise while living in the parish of St. Sampsons'. [1]

During his first term as Lord mayor, he was noted for taking firm action against trading irregularities. His second term was marred by Williams' house being used to place one William Hussey under house arrest for anti-Catholic talk. [1]

William died in 1569 and was buried in St Sampson's church next to his first wife. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The History of Parliament Trust" . Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. 'City Officials Responsible for the Walls', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York, Volume 2, the Defences (London, 1972), pp. 174-175 . Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. Hildyard, Christopher (1719). The antiquities of York city, and the civil government thereof; with a list of all the mayors and bayliffs, lord mayors and sheriffs, from the time of King Edward the First, to this present year, 1719. Collected from the papers of Christopher Hildyard, esq., with notes and observations. G.White. pp. 74, 76 & 79.
  4. Richard Barrie Dobson & David Michael Smith, ed. (2006). The Merchant Taylors of York: A History of the Crafts and Company from the Fourteenth to the Twentieth Century, Volume 33 of Borthwick texts and studies. Borthwick Publications. p. 65. ISBN   9781904497165.
Political offices
Preceded by
John Beane
Richard White
Member of Parliament
1554(November) - 1555
Next:
William Holme
Reginald Beseley