Overview
Sir Ambrose Crowley III (1 April 1657/8 – 17 October 1713) was a 17th-century English ironmonger and politician who was returned to the House of Commons in 1713.
Early years
Crowley was the son of Ambrose Crowley II, a Quaker blacksmith in Stourbridge, and Mary Hall and rose Dick Whittington-style to become Sheriff of London for 1706.
He was knighted on 1 January 1706 by Queen Anne.
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