Name William Tate Children Elizabeth Tate | Died 1617 Role MP Grandchildren William Beecher | |
Education Magdalen College, Oxford | ||
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Sir William Tate (1559–1617) was an English Member of Parliament.
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Life
He was the son of Bartholomew Tate of Delapré Abbey, and brother of Francis Tate. He studied at Magdalen College, Oxford, and entered the Middle Temple. He was first in Parliament as member for Corfe Castle, in 1593. He succeeded his father in 1601, inheriting Delapré Abbey.
Tate was an associate of Richard Knightley. He used Delapré Abbey as a centre for local Puritans. He brought the physician John Cotta to the area, from the University of Cambridge, in 1603. Cotta and Tate in 1607 associated in spreading a libel against local opponents.He was appointed High Sheriff of Northamptonshire for 1603-04.
He was knighted in 1606, and was elected to Parliament for Northamptonshire in 1614.
Family
Tate married Elizabeth, daughter of Edward la Zouche, 11th Baron Zouche; they had four sons and three daughters, of whom the eldest son was Zouch Tate. Their daughter Elizabeth married Oliver Beecher and was mother to the MP Sir William Beecher.