Thomas Winnington, 3rd Baronet

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Sir Thomas Edward Winnington, 3rd Baronet (March 13, 1779 - September 24, 1839 ) was a British politician.

Life

Thomas Winnington was the eldest son of Sir Edward Winnington, 2nd Baronet and his wife Anne Foley, daughter of Thomas Foley, 1st Baron Foley . He had four brothers and five sisters. He attended Eton College and studied at Christ Church College of Oxford University .

On January 9, 1805 he succeeded his father as 3rd Baronet , of Stanford Court in the County of Worcester . From 1806 to 1807 Winnington was the High Sheriff of Worcestershire . In the further course of his life Winnington belonged several times to the House of Commons . From 1807 to 1816 he was Burgess for Droitwich , from 1820 to 1830 Knight of the Shire for Worcestershire, from 1831 to 1832 again Burgess for Droitwich and finally from 1832 to 1837 Burgess for Bewdley .

On November 11, 1810, he married Joanna Taylor. The marriage resulted in three sons and four daughters. His son Thomas succeeded him as 4th baronet.

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  1. ^ MJ Williams: Winnington, Edward (1749-1805), of Stanford Court, Worcs. In: RG Thorne (Ed.): The History of Parliament. The House of Commons 1790-1820. Secker & Warburg, London 1986, ISBN 0-4365-2101-6 .
  2. ^ Baronetage: Winnington of Stanford Court, Worcs. at Leigh Rayment's Peerage
  3. John Brooke: Droitwich. In: In: Lewis Namier, John Brooke (Eds.): The History of Parliament. The House of Commons 1754-1790. HMSO, London 1964, ISBN 0-4363-0420-1 .
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Edward Winnington Baronet, of Stanford Court
1805-1839
Thomas Winnington