William Widdrington, 4th Baron Widdrington
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William Widdrington (1678–1743) was the 4th baron Widdrington. He took part in the Jacobite rising of 1715, and with two of his brothers was taken prisoner after the Battle of Preston. He was convicted of high treason, and his title and estates were forfeited, but he was not put to death, and he survived until 19 April 1743. When his son, Henry Francis Widdrington, who claimed the barony, died in September 1774, the family appears to have become extinct.
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- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition article "Widdrington, Barons", a publication now in the public domain.