William Cromer (c. 1531-98), of Tunstall, near Sittingbourne, Kent, was an English Member of Parliament (MP).
He was the son of James Cromer (died 1541) and Anne, daughter of Sir Edward Wotton. [1] After his father died, his mother married Robert Rudston, MP for Steyning in 1547, with whom she had further children. [2] The Cromer (or Crowner) family had held the manor of Tunstall since the early fifteenth century. [1]
In 1554 he joined Wyatt's rebellion against Mary I of England, which led to his attainder and the forfeiture of his estate. [1] He was released from the Tower of London and pardoned quite quickly, but the recovery of his lands was expensive and his attainder was not reversed until 1563. [3] He was appointed a Justice of the Peace early in Elizabeth I's reign and served as sheriff of Kent in 1567. [3] In 1573 the queen stayed at Tunstall when traveling between Sittingbourne and Rochester. [4] He served as sheriff for a second time in 1585. [3]
He served as MP for Hythe in 1571, being appointed by William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. [3]
He married: [1]
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