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[[File:William Gerard (c.1551–1609) memorial, St Mary's, Harrow on the Hill, 2015 01.jpg|thumb|Memorial, [[St Mary's, Harrow on the Hill]]]]
'''William Gerard''' (c. 1551–1609), of [[Harrow, London|Harrow]], [[Middlesex]], was an English politician who sat in the [[House of Commons of England|House of Commons]] at various times between 1584 and 1593.
==Biography==
Gerard was the eldest son of [[William Gerard (died 1584)|William Gerard]] and his wife Dorothy, daughter of Thomas Page of Sudbury Court, Middlesex. He went to [[Harrow School]] and [[Trinity College, Cambridge]] from where he graduated with a BA in 1565 and a MA in 1572. He was admitted to [[Gray's Inn]] in 1572 and was [[called to the bar]] in 1580.{{sfn|N.M.S.|1981}}
Gerard represented the constituency of [[Wigan (UK Parliament constituency)|Wigan]] for [[Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth's]] parliaments of 1584 (her 5th), 1586 (6th) and 1593 (8th). He was a [[Justice of the Peace]] in Middlesex from 1591.  He died on 23 August 1609, and was buried at Harrow.{{sfn|N.M.S.|1981}}
==Family==
Gerard married Dorothy, daughter of Anthony Ratcliffe, [[alderman]] of [[London]]. They had eight sons and six daughters, including [[Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet of Harrow on the Hill|Gilbert]] his heir.{{sfn|N.M.S.|1981}}
==Notes==
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==References==
*{{Citation |author=N.M.S. |chapter=Gerard, William III (c.1551-1609), of Harrow, Mdx. |title=The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603 |editor-first=P.W. |editor-last=Hasler |year=1981 |publisher=Boydell and Brewer |chapter-url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/gerard-william-iii-1551-1609}}
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[[Category:Year of birth uncertain]]
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[[Category:Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge]]
[[Category:English MPs 1584–1585]]
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[[Category:People educated at Harrow School]]
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