Edward Coke (politician)

Edward Coke (1758–1837), born Edward Roberts, was a British politician and landowner.

Edward was the second son of Wenman Coke and younger brother of Thomas Coke, the celebrated "Coke of Norfolk" and later Earl of Leicester. He was High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1819.[1]

He married Grace Colhoun in 1792, and they had three children:

His principal interests were in Derbyshire, where he lived at Longford Hall, and he was Member of Parliament for Derby from 1780 until 1817, with a brief interruption in 1807 to substitute for his brother in Norfolk.[2]

References

  1. ^ The History and Gazetteer of the County of Derby Vol 1 (1831) Stephen Glover Appendix p 13 Google Books
  2. ^ Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Edward Coke

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Lord Frederick Cavendish
Daniel Parker Coke
Member of Parliament for Derby
1780–1801
With: George Walpole 1797–1801
Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Parliament of Great Britain
Member of Parliament for Derby
1801–1807
With: William Cavendish 1806–1807
Succeeded by
William Cavendish
Thomas Coke
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Thomas Coke
William Windham
Member of Parliament for Norfolk
1807
With: Jacob Henry Astley
Succeeded by
Jacob Henry Astley
Thomas Coke
Preceded by
William Cavendish
Thomas Coke
Member of Parliament for Derby
1807–1818
With: Henry Frederick Compton Cavendish 1812–1818
Succeeded by
Henry Frederick Compton Cavendish
Thomas Wenman Coke
Honorary titles
Preceded by
John Gillardot
High Sheriff of Derbyshire
1819
Succeeded by
Francis Mundy