Sir Edward Dering, 6th Baronet (28 September 1732 – 8 December 1798) was a British politician who sat in the

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between 1761 and 1787. He was the eldest son of Sir Edward Dering, 5th Baronet and Elizabeth Henshaw and was educated at the

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and

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. He succeeded his father as 6th baronet in 1762, inheriting Surrenden House in Pluckley, Kent. He was installed as the Member of Parliament for

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but left Parliament in 1770 by accepting the

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in order to supply a seat for John Morton, defeated at Abingdon. He returned to the seat in

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but in 1787 again left Parliament by accepting the Stewardship of the Manor of East Hendred, this time due to ill health, and did not stand for election again. He died in 1798.

Family

He had married twice; firstly Selina, the daughter of

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, M.P., of

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, with whom he had a son and a daughter and secondly Deborah, the daughter of John Winchester, surgeon, with whom he had a further 3 sons and 2 daughters: *Colonel Cholmeley Dering (died 1836) MP. *Selina (c. 1756-19 Apr 1836); married Dr. Skinner Robert Baylis Dealtry. They had at least one son, George. * Sir Edward (16 Feb 1757 – 30 June 1811); married Anne Hale, granddaughter of

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and Sir Charles Farnaby, 1st Baronet. They had three sons.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dering, Sir Edward, 6th Baronet 1732 births 1798 deaths People from the Borough of Ashford People educated at The King's School, Canterbury People educated at Westminster School, London Dering baronets Tory MPs (pre-1834) Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1761–1768 British MPs 1768–1774 British MPs 1774–1780 British MPs 1780–1784 British MPs 1784–1790 Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge