Edmund Daundy (by 1468 – 6 May 1515), of

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, Suffolk, was an English politician and Ipswich merchant. He was a

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(MP) for

in 1512 and 1515 and believed to be

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's uncle, being a brother to his mother Joan.. In 1509 he founded a

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located in

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. what has become

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, Ipswich. His son, Robert Daundy, was also subsequently MP for Ipswich. He left extensive bequests for the town in his Will dated 2 May 1515.

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15th-century births 1515 deaths Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Ipswich English MPs 1512–1514 English MPs 1515 {{16thC-England-MP-stub