| William Skipwith | |
| Death Date: | 7 July 1547 |
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Sir William Skipwith (1487 – 7 July 1547), was an English politician.
He was the eldest son of Sir John Skipwith (born 1441) of South Ormsby, and his wife Catherine (born 1450). He succeeded his father in 1518 and was knighted in 1533 or 1534. Through his mother Catherine, he was a first cousin of William FitzWilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton. William de Skipwith, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland in the fourteenth century, was his ancestor.
He was a Justice of the Peace (JP) for Lindsey from 1520 to his death and appointed High sheriff of Lincolnshire for 1526–1527. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Lincolnshire in 1529 and 1539.[2]
He married twice:
He also had two illegitimate children, a son and a daughter, by a certain Agnes.
He was succeeded by his son and heir Sir William.