Edward Jeffreys (politician, 1669)

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Edward Jeffreys (* 1669 as Edward Winnington , † July 20, 1725 ) was a British politician .

Life

Edward Winnington was the third son of Sir Francis Winnington and his second wife Elizabeth (nee Salwey). He had three brothers and two sisters.

Like his father, he pursued a legal career and was inducted into the Middle Temple in 1694 . In September 1709 he married Jane Bloome, niece and heiress of Henry Jeffreys († July 1709). The marriage produced three sons. Due to a clause in Henry Jeffreys' will, Edward Winnington took over his family name and called himself Edward Jeffreys from then on.

From 1708 until his death he was a member of the House of Commons , where he represented the constituency of Droitwich. As a member of parliament, he is counted among the Tories . In 1710 he became crown attorney . From 1711 to 1712 he was Puisne Justice of Carmarthenshire , Cardiganshire and Pembrokeshire . He was 2nd Justice of Chester from 1714 until his death . In 1720 he became a Bencher of the Middle Temple.

In 1725 he suffered a foot injury as a result of which his leg had to be amputated. He died a few days after the operation. Since all of his sons were no longer alive at this point, his inheritance passed to his older brother Salwey Winnington . His vacant seat in the House of Commons was taken over in 1726 by his nephew Thomas Winnington , Salwey's second eldest son. This represented the constituency of Droitwich until 1741.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ BD Henning (ed.): Entry on Francis Winnington in The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1660–1690 , 1983
  2. ^ R. Sedgwick (ed.): Entry on Edward Jefferies (formerly Winnington) in The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1715–1754 , 1970
  3. ^ R. Sedgwick (Ed.): Entry on Thomas Winnington in The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1715–1754 , 1970
personal data
SURNAME Jeffreys, Edward
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Winnington, Edward (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1669
DATE OF DEATH July 20, 1725