Edward Wrightington (born c. 1580) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the

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from 1621 to 1622. Wrightington was the son of John of Wrightington of Lancashire. He matriculated at

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, on 9 February 1594, aged 13. In 1621, he was elected

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for

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. He was a bencher of

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in 1637.'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Woodall-Wyvill', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 (1891), pp. 1674-1697. Date accessed: 5 May 2012
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Births circa 1580 Year of death missing Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall English MPs 1621–1622 English lawyers Members of Gray's Inn {{England-politician-stub