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Henry Macwilliam (c. 1532 – 1586) was a member of Parliament for Dorchester (1571), Liskeard (1572), Appleby (1584) and Carlisle (1586).

He was the son of Henry Macwilliam and Elizabeth Leyes.

His home was Stambourne Hall, Essex. He became Keeper of Colchester Castle.

He was first married to Elizabeth Leyes, daughter of Sir John Leyes.

He married a second time to Mary Cheke, a widowed lady of the queen's privy chamber.

He died on 27 December 1586. His children included:

  • Henry Macwillian (d. 1599)
  • Margaret Macwilliam, married Sir John Stanhope (d. 1621)
  • Susannah Macwilliam, married Edward Saunders, (2) Goddard Pemberton
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