George Gounter or Gunter (c. 1646 – 1718) of

Racton Racton is a hamlet in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the B2147 road 2.1 miles (3.4 km) northeast of Emsworth and within the civil parish of Stoughton. The hamlet lies along the River Ems. 0.4 miles north of th ...

, Sussex, was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1685. Gounter was returned as

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for

Chichester Chichester () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in West Sussex, England.OS Explorer map 120: Chichester, South Harting and Selsey Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton B2 edition. Publi ...

in 1685.GOUNTER (GUNTER), George (c.1646-1718), of Racton, Suss.
/ref> Gounter's son Charles Gounter Nicoll was also a Member of Parliament.

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1646 births 1718 deaths English MPs 1685–1687 People from Chichester District {{17thC-England-MP-stub