William Whorwood
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Sir William Whorwood was Solicitor General
from 1536 to 1540 and then Attorney General
under Henry VIII
until his death.
He was a younger son of John Whorwood, one of a family of minor gentry, who had long lived at Compton in Kinver
. He bought from the king the manor of Kinver with Stourton Castle in 1537 and subsequently the rectory impropriate of Kinver, which remained in the family until 1672. He also acquired various estates elsewhere.
He had two daughters:
A partition was made of the family estates in 1578, between Thomas Throckmorton and Thomas Whorwood.
Solicitor General for England and Wales
Her Majesty's Solicitor General for England and Wales, often known as the Solicitor General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Attorney General, whose duty is to advise the Crown and Cabinet on the law...
from 1536 to 1540 and then Attorney General
Attorney General for England and Wales
Her Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales, usually known simply as the Attorney General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown. Along with the subordinate Solicitor General for England and Wales, the Attorney General serves as the chief legal adviser of the Crown and its government in...
under Henry VIII
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
until his death.
He was a younger son of John Whorwood, one of a family of minor gentry, who had long lived at Compton in Kinver
Kinver
Kinver is a large village in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England. It is in the far south-west of the county, at the end of the narrow finger of land surrounded by the counties of Shropshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands. The nearest towns are Stourbridge in the West...
. He bought from the king the manor of Kinver with Stourton Castle in 1537 and subsequently the rectory impropriate of Kinver, which remained in the family until 1672. He also acquired various estates elsewhere.
He had two daughters:
- (by his first wife Cassandra Grey) Anne (died 1552), who married Ambrose Dudley, Earl of WarwickAmbrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of WarwickAmbrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick, KG was an English nobleman and general, and an elder brother of Queen Elizabeth I's favourite, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester...
; the son of the marriage, John, died before her, so her share of her father's estates passed to Thomas Whorwood, William's great nephew. - (by his second wife Margaret Brooke, who afterwards married William Shelton) Margaret, who married Thomas Throckmorton of Coughton CourtCoughton CourtCoughton Court is an English Tudor country house, situated on the main road between Studley and Alcester in Warwickshire. It is a Grade I listed building....
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A partition was made of the family estates in 1578, between Thomas Throckmorton and Thomas Whorwood.