William Compton
1st Earl of Northampton (1618 - 1630)
2nd Baron Compton (1589 - 1626)
2nd Baron Compton (1589 - 1626)
- Born in 1560
- Deceased on June 24, 1630, at the approximate age of 69 years
Parents
- Henry Compton (1538 - 1589), Baron Compton, Member of Parliament for Old Sarum, member of the House of Lords
- Frances Hastings (1533 - 1574)
Family
- Married with Elizabeth Spencer (1583 - 1632), issuing
- Spencer (1601 - 1642)
Occupations
- lord-lieutenant of Warwickshire (1603 - 1630)
- lord-lieutenant of Gloucestershire (1622 - 1630)
- lord-lieutenant of Wales (1617 - 1630)
- lord-lieutenant of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire (1629 - 1630)
- custos rotulorum of Cardiganshire (1626 - 1630)
Distinctions
- most noble order of the Garter