Walter Hungerford
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Walter Hungerford may refer to:
- Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron HungerfordWalter Hungerford, 1st Baron HungerfordWalter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford KG was an English knight, landowner, from 1400 to 1414 Member of the House of Commons, of which he became Speaker, then was an Admiral and peer....
, d.1449, English nobleman and Speaker of the House of Commons - Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford of HeytesburyWalter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford of HeytesburyWalter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford of Heytesbury , created Baron Hungerford of Heytesbury in 1536, was the son and heir of Sir Edward Hungerford, and his first wife, Jane de la Zouche...
, 1503–1540, first person in England to be executed under secular anti-homosexuality laws - Sir Walter Hungerford of FarleighWalter Hungerford of FarleighSir Walter Hungerford of Farleigh fought for Henry VII at the Battle of Bosworth Field. He served on the Privy Council for both Henry VII and Henry VIII.-Biography:...
(d. 1516), fought for Henry VII at the Battle of Bosworth Field. Served on the Privy Council for both Henry VII and Henry VIII. - Sir Walter Hungerford (Knight of Farley)Walter Hungerford (Knight of Farley)Sir Walter Hungerford, of Farley , was an English landowner called "the Knight of Farley".-Biography:Hungerford was granted land by Edward VI in 1552, and in 1554 was restored by Queen Mary to the confiscated estate of Farley, in Somerset, when the attainder on his father, Walter Hungerford, 1st...
(1532–1596), was called "the Knight of Farley"