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Sir William Pynsent, second baronet
(1679 c.-1765)
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LOC:    Pynsent, William, Sir 1680 or 81-1765
LBT ID: WiPynse1765    VIAF ID: 51564571    LOC ID: nr93032026		B/BAP:   1679
DIED:   1765-01-08
SOURCES: Virtual International Authority File; leighrayment.com; LOC Name Authority File
Somerset cider merchant and MP for Taunton (1715-1722) who left his estate to William Pitt in gratitude for the minister's part in avoiding an increased tax on cider. Pitt commissioned a monument from Capability Brown to his memory.
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