Sir William Cope, 2nd Baronet (died 1637) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

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 at various times between 1604 an 1625.

Cope was the son of Sir Anthony Cope, 1st Baronet

Sir Anthony Cope, 1st Baronet

-Life:He was a grandson of Anthony Cope the author. He was member of Parliament for Banbury in seven parliaments , and then represented Oxfordshire from 1606 until 1614...

 of Hanwell, Oxfordshire

Hanwell, Oxfordshire

Hanwell is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, northwest of Banbury.-Early history:Remains of a substantial Roman villa have been found just west of the B4100 main road....

 and his first wife Frances Lytton. He was knighted by King James I at the Charterhouse on 11 May 1603. In 1604, he was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Banbury

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. He was re-elected MP for Banbury in 1614. He succeeded to the baronetcy

Cope Baronets

Ther have been four Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Cope.The Baronetcy of Cope of Hanwell, Oxfordshire was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1611 for Anthony Cope of Hanwell Castle. He was a descendant of William Cope, to whom the manor of Hanwell was granted in...

 on the death of his father on 23 July 1615. On 8 August 1615 he was admitted to Lincoln's Inn

Lincoln's Inn

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. He was High Sheriff of Oxfordshire from 1619 to 1620. In 1621 he was elected MP for Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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and for Banbury. He was elected MP for Oxfordshire in 1624 and again for Banbury in 1625.

Cope died in 1637 and was buried on 22 August 1637 at Hanwell.

Cope married Elizabeth Chaworth, daughter of Sir George Chaworth of Wiverton, Nottinghamshire at Hanwell on 8 April 1602.