William Strode (1614–1676)

Sir William Strode (1614 – 13 January 1676) of Newnham, Plympton St Mary, Devon, was a member of the Devonshire gentry and twice served as MP for his family's pocket borough of Plympton Erle, in 1660 and 1661–1676.

Strode was the eldest son of Sir Richard Strode (d. 1669) of Newnham, Plympton St Mary, Devon and Chalmington, Dorset by his second wife Elizabeth Erle, daughter of Thomas Erle of Charborough, Dorset.

He took little part in parliament but on 6 November 1660 he proposed a message of congratulation to the Queen Mother when she returned from France.

[1] In 1661 Strode was re-elected MP for Plympton Erle for the Cavalier Parliament and sat until his death in 1676.

Strode married twice: He died at the age of 61 and was buried at Plympton St Mary.

Arms of Strode: Argent, a chevron between three conies courant sable . Detail from mural monument to Sir William IV Strode (1562-1637) in St Mary's Church, Plympton
Old Newnham House, Devon. Painted in 1797