Sir Edmund Filmer, 8th Baronet
For his son, see Sir Edmund Filmer, 9th Baronet.
Sir Edmund Filmer, 8th Baronet (14 June 1809 – 8 January 1857)[1] was an English Conservative Party politician.
He was elected to the House of Commons at a by-election in March 1838 as a Member of Parliament (MP) for West Kent,[2] having unsuccessfully contested the same constituency at the 1837 general election. He held the seat until his death in 1857, aged 47.[1] His son the 8th Baronet was elected as MP for West Kent in 1859.[2]
In 1850 Sir Edmund, built the Leagrave Hall on land close to Luton in Bedfordshire purchased in 1771 by Sir Beversham Filmer.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "K" (part 1)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 406. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ↑ http://www.moorlandsschool.com/keyinfo_detail.asp?Section=3&Ref=19
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Edmund Filmer
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir William Geary, Bt Thomas Law Hodges |
Member of Parliament for West Kent 1838 – 1857 With: Thomas Law Hodges to 1841 Viscount Marsham 1841–1845 Thomas Austen 1845–1847 Thomas Law Hodges 1847–1852 William Masters Smith from 1852 |
Succeeded by Charles Wykeham Martin William Masters Smith |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by John Filmer |
Baronet (of East Sutton) 1834 – 1857 |
Succeeded by Edmund Filmer |