William Wroughton


Sir William Wroughton, of Broad Hinton, Wiltshire, was an English politician.
He was a Member of the Parliament of England for Wiltshire in 1547 and April 1554. He built the present parish church of St. Peter Ad Vincula-Broad Hinton.
He married Eleanor Lewknor, daughter of Edward Lewknor and a seven-time great-granddaughter of King Edward III. Their many descendants include the Wolseley baronets and Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley.
Their four sons and three daughters included: