William Cordell

Sir William Cordell
Monument and effigy of Sir William Cordell, Long Melford Church, Suffolk
Speaker of the House of Commons
In office
1558–1559
MonarchsMary I
Elizabeth I
Preceded byClement Higham
Succeeded byThomas Gargrave
Personal details
Bornabout 1522
Died1581
SpouseMary Clopton
Relationsno children
ProfessionBarrister
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Sir William Cordell (about 1522 – 17 May 1581) of Melford Hall in the parish of Long Melford, Suffolk, was an English lawyer, landowner, administrator and politician who held high offices under both the Catholic Queen Mary I and the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I.