William Maynard, 1st Baron Maynard
William Maynard, 1st Baron Maynard of Easton Lodge, Little Easton, Essex was an English Member of Parliament.
He was the eldest son of Sir Henry Maynard of Easton Lodge and educated at the embassy in Paris, St. John’s College, Cambridge and entered the Inner Temple. He was knighted in 1609 and succeeded his father in 1610.
He was the Member of Parliament for Penryn and Chippenham in 1614. He was created a baronet in 1611, Baron Maynard of Wicklow in the Irish peerage in 1620 and Baron Maynard of Estaines ad Turrim in the English peerage in 1628.
He was Lord Lieutenant of Essex, Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire and Custos Rotulorum of Essex for life in 1640.
He married twice. Firstly in 1608, he married Frances, the daughter of William Cavendish, 1st Baron Cavendish of Hardwick, later 1st Earl of Devonshire. Their 3 children predeceased him. He then married in 1615 Anne, the daughter of Sir Anthony Everard of Great Waltham, Essex. They had 2 sons and 5 daughters. He was succeeded by his only surviving son William Maynard, 2nd Baron Maynard.
