William Cromer (died 1450)
Sir William Cromer | |
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| High Sheriff of Kent | |
| In office 1444–1444 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Thomas Browne |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Thorneberry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1416 Tunstall, Kent, England |
| Died | July 4, 1450 Tower of London, Middlesex, England |
| Resting place | City of London, England |
Sir William Cromer or Crowmer (1416 – July 4, 1450) was the High Sheriff of Kent in 1444. He was the son of former Lord Mayor of London William Cromer.
Bibliography
[edit]Very little is known about William's early life. However, it is known that he was born in Tunstall sometime in 1416 to his father Sir William Cromer and Lady Margaret Squery when she was only 17. He married a woman named Elizabeth Fiennes by 1435 in Herstmonceux, East Sussex.[1] In 1440 they would have their only child, a son named James (died 1505). In 1444, William rose to the position of High Sheriff of Kent.
When Jack Cade's Rebellion broke out in 1450 both William and his father-in-law James Fiennes were captured and executed in or near the Tower of London before having their head's placed on pikes and carried through the streets.[2]
After William's death, later that same year it is said that Elizabeth married Alexander Iden. The man who captured Jack Cade himself on July 12, 1450. Alexander would also become the High Sheriff of Kent in 1456.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Biography of William Cromer 1416–1450". All About History. Christopher Smith. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
- ^ Griffiths, Ralph A. (1981). The Reign of King Henry VI: The Exercise of Royal Authority, 1422–1461. Berkeley: University of California Press, p. 618.
- ^ "General history: Sheriffs of Kent". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved January 21, 2025.