William Almer
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William Almer (fl. 1572) of Pant Iocyn, Denbighshire, was a Welsh politician.
Almer was the eldest son of the MP, Edward Almer of Gresford, Denbighshire. He succeeded his father after 1574, inheriting Pant Iocyn (Pant-yr-Ochain) house at Almer, between Gresford and Wrexham.
William was a Justice of the Peace for Denbighshire from 1562 and appointed High Sheriff of Denbighshire for 1586–87. He served as a Deputy Lieutenant of the county from 1587. He was elected a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Denbighshire in 1572.
He married Elen, the daughter of Piers Puleston of Hafod y Wern, Wrexham and had one daughter. Pant Iocyn passed to his daughter Jane, who had married Gilbert Gerard.
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- {{cite web| url= http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/almer-william|title= ALMER, William, of Pant Iocyn, Denb.|publisher= History of Parliament Online|accessdate = 17 July 2013}}
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External links
- [http://www.brunningandprice.co.uk/images/pubs/pant/panthistory.pdf Pant-yr-Ochain, the chief house in Gresford]
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Category:Members of the Parliament of England for Denbighshire
Category:16th-century Welsh politicians
Category:Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales
Category:High sheriffs of Denbighshire
Category:Deputy lieutenants of Denbighshire
Category:English MPs 1572–1583
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