Background
He was the son of Henry Whitaker, the Member of Parliament for Westbury in 1586.
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William Whitaker
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Whitaker attended Middle Temple and was appointed recorder of Shaftesbury in 1627.
Career
In 1624 he had entered Parliament as member for Shaftesbury and was re-elected in 1625. In 1640, Whitaker was again elected for Shaftesbury in the Short Parliament in April and the Long Parliament in November, sitting until his death in 1646. In 1646 Whitaker helped establish Shaftesbury Grammar School.
Whitaker married Honor Hooper, daughter of Thomas Hooper of Boveridge.
Membership
Short Parliament; Useless Parliament. Happy Parliament.
