Sir Charles Richard Blunt, 4th Baronet (6 December 1775 – 29 February 1840) was a British

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. Blunt was the eldest son of Sir Charles William Blunt, 3rd Baronet, and his wife Elizabeth (née Peers), and succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1802. He served with the

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and also represented

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in the

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from 1831 until his death. Blunt married Sophia, daughter of Joseph Baker, in 1824. He died in February 1840, aged 64, and was succeeded in his title by his son Walter. Lady Blunt died in 1862.

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