Sir Charles Sedley, 2nd Baronet

Sir Charles Sedley, 2nd Baronet (c. 1721 – 23 August 1778), was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1747 and 1778.[1]

Sir Charles Sedley, 2nd Baronet

Sedley was the eldest son of Sir Charles Sedley, 1st Baronet, son of Sir Charles Sedley, illegitimate son of Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet and was educated at Westminster School and University College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1739..[2] He succeeded his father in 1730, and sat as Member of Parliament for Nottingham from 1747 to 1754 and 1774 to 1778.[1]

Sedley died unmarried in August 1778, when the baronetcy became extinct. He left his estate to an illegitimate daughter, who married Henry Venables-Vernon, afterwards the 3rd Baron Vernon.[1]

References

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Borlase Warren
John Plumptre
Member of Parliament for Nottingham
1747 1754
With: John Plumptre 1747
The Viscount Howe 17471754
Succeeded by
The Viscount Howe
Sir Willoughby Aston
Preceded by
William Howe
John Plumptre
Member of Parliament for Nottingham
1774 1778
With: William Howe
Succeeded by
William Howe
Abel Smith
Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by
Charles Sedley
Baronet
(of Southfleet)
1730 1778
Extinct

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