Background
Combe was the son of Thomas Combe of Warwickshire and his wife Maria Savage.
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William Combe
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Education
Christ Church.
Career
He was baptised at Stratford on 8 December 1586. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 8 July 1603 aged 15. The Combe family had some connection with William Shakespeare.
Combe immediately caused a local dispute when he tried to enclose some land at Welcombe.
The council took action against Combe"s enclosure, but Shakespeare gave some support to Combe. Combe was probably High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1616.
He was elected Member of Parliament for Warwickshire for the Long Parliament in November 1640, but his election was declared void in December 1640. Combe died at Stratford in January 1667 aged 80.
Combe married Katharine Boughton, daughter of Edward Boughton.
She died in 1662.
Membership
Short Parliament]
In April 1640, Combe was elected Member of Parliament for Warwickshire in the Short Parliament.
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January 30, 1667 (aged 81) -
Nationality
English