Samuel Ongley (1697 – 15 June 1747), of

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, was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1729 to 1747. Shuttleworth ag college

Ongley was born in London, the son of draper Samuel Ongley and nephew and heir of Sir Samuel Ongley, MP of Old Warden Park, Bedfordshire. He matriculated at

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in 1716. In 1726, he inherited the Old Warden estate on his uncle's death. He also married Anne Harvey, the daughter of John Harvey of Northill, Bedfordshire on 19 September 1726. Ongley was returned as

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(MP) for New Shoreham at a by-election on 29 January 1729. At the

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he changed seats and was returned for

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. He was returned again for Bedford in

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. Ongley died childless on 15 June 1747. His estate was inherited by his relative Robert Henley, who then took the additional surname Ongley and was later created Baron Ongley in the Irish Peerage.

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1697 births 1747 deaths Politicians from London Alumni of St John's College, Oxford People from Central Bedfordshire District Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1727–1734 British MPs 1734–1741 {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub