Charles Edwin (died 1756)

For other people named Charles Edwin, see Charles Edwin (disambiguation).

Charles Edwin (c. 1699 29 June 1756),[1] was a Welsh politician.

He was the oldest son of Samuel Edwin MP of Llanmihangel Plas, and grandson of Sir Humphrey Edwin, who was Lord Mayor of London in 1698. His mother was Lady Catherine Montagu, daughter of the 3rd Earl of Manchester.[2]

He was Sheriff of Northamptonshire from 1739 to 1740.[2][3]

He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Westminster from 1741 to 1747, and for Glamorgan from 1747 to 1756.[2]

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)
  2. 1 2 3 Newman, A. N. (1964). L. Namier; J. Brooke, eds. "EDWIN, Charles (c.1699-1756), of Llanmihangel Plas, Glam.". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. "LIST OF HIGH SHERIFFS OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE" (PDF). Retrieved 13 June 2014.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
William Clayton
Sir Charles Wager
Member of Parliament for Westminster
1741 1747
With: Viscount Perceval
Succeeded by
Viscount Trentham
Peter Warren
Preceded by
Thomas Mathews
Member of Parliament for Glamorgan
1747 1756
Succeeded by
Thomas William Mathews


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